• Paradachshund@lemmy.today
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    10 days ago

    Is an Italian latte really with cold milk?

    I used to work in coffee in Seattle and around there a latte is also steamed milk. The difference between a latte and a cappuccino is the amount of foam to milk ratio.

    Latte is mostly milk with a topping of foam. Cappuccino is half foam half milk (and some people like even more foam in their cappuccinos).

    • Rinox@feddit.it
      1·
      10 days ago

      Those terms are an American invention. As for Italy

      • Latte = plain old milk. Can be cold or hot, it’s milk
      • Caffelatte = probably the origin of the American “latte”, literally means coffee and milk, usually made and home with cold or hot milk and moka coffee
      • Latte macchiato = big cup of milk, frothy on top, with a shot of espresso in it
      • Caffè macchiato = espresso with a shot of milk, can be frothy