What is the difference between latte and cappuccino, cappuccino and latte?

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To discuss Italian coffee, you can start with the ratio of coffee to milk. Some people think that espresso is too strong and worry that too much caffeine will affect sleep or health, so they choose French coffee, milk coffee or caffe Latte. But in fact, a cup of Espresso uses about 7: 18g to make 30cc coffee, while a cappuccino or latte uses 60cc, so although there is a lot of milk and foam to dilute the rich feeling of coffee, the amount of coffee has not decreased at all, but increased. Real coffee connoisseurs will mostly use Espresso to measure the power of the bar, because Espresso can not be covered with water and milk, so it can best show the original taste of coffee.

Latte: milk is the main character

Latte means milk in Italian. You can tell from the name that milk is the protagonist in latte. The standard ratio is 1x6 espresso, 4hammer6 steamed milk, 1hammer6 milk bubbles, plus hazelnut, cinnamon, vanilla and other flavors. Because of the high proportion of milk and its soft taste, it can even be used as dessert in some European restaurants. In addition, all kinds of beautiful flowers on the surface of coffee is also an art worth appreciating.

What's the difference between steamed milk and foam? Both are the result of heating milk with high-temperature steam from the steam nozzle on the coffee machine. Steamed milk warms up for a shorter time and enters fewer bubbles, increasing its volume by only about 1 tick 3, and there are no bubbles on the surface; milk bubbles need to be pumped into a large amount of air to create uniform bubbles, which will be about twice the volume.

Lattes vary from country to country. American lattes only add milk foam, Italian lattes only add milk, and European lattes (also known as coffee Caf é au lait, which means coffee and milk) are poured into the cup at the same time to mix the two evenly.

Cappuccino: coffee is the main character

Cappuccino is a coffee practice invented by the Italians in the early 20th century. The difference between cappuccino and latte is the amount of milk. The standard proportion of cappuccino is equal to three equal portions: espresso 3, steamed milk, and milk bubbles. Because the final color of the coffee is very similar to the brown cloak of the St. Franciscan friar Cappuccino, it has the same name as the cloak.

As coffee accounts for a large proportion, so the taste will be more intense than the latte, the quality of the coffee itself is also more demanding, must use espresso to show the good taste of cappuccino. Cappuccino can also be added with cinnamon powder, cocoa powder, lemon orange peel and so on to add flavor.

A common flat white coffee in Australia and New Zealand, with a proportion similar to that of a cappuccino, consisting of 1x3 espresso and 2gambo 3 fine milk bubbles, which make the coffee taste smoother.

The difference between a cappuccino and a latte

1. Similarities and differences of ingredients

The ingredients of cappuccino and latte are exactly the same: milk, coffee and Espresso, except that cappuccino foam accounts for at least half of the total cup, while latte foam should not exceed 10% of the total cup. In other words, cappuccino is mainly milk foam, latte is milk-based.

2. Similarities and differences in appearance.

Cappuccino milk foam should be as shown above the cup mouth, and appear full, smooth, shake the cup left and right will not spill coffee; latte is only a thin layer of foam, generally flush with the cup mouth.

3. Similarities and differences of taste

Cappuccino will have a very thick taste, coffee will be heavier, while the latte will have a stronger milk flavor, coffee flavor will be relatively light. I hope that our Chinese baristas can carefully learn what a cappuccino is and what a latte is, instead of drawing a flower without a latte, or self-righteous, just showing off their flower-drawing skills, but putting the cart before the horse. Lost the soul of cappuccino.