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What are the differences in the taste of espresso Espresso, latte Latte, cappuccino Cappuccino and mocha Mocha coffee?

Cappuccino, Espresso, Mocha, Latte... Are you foolish about the many different kinds of coffee on the market?

As a matter of fact, this problem is buried in the hearts of many people. Let's take a look at the differences between these four kinds of coffee.

Espresso

Espresso is a coffee drink and production method, rather than a specific coffee bean, coffee bean mixing method or roasting degree.

Any variety of roasted coffee beans can be used to make authentic espresso.

For example, in southern Italy, people usually use dark roasted coffee beans to make espresso.

In the north, lightly roasted coffee beans are popular. Outside Italy, all types are popular.

Latte

The protagonist of the latte is milk, the general latte is 1/3 espresso plus 2/3 fresh milk, generally do not add milk foam.

It has more fresh milk flavor than cappuccino. When pouring fresh milk into a coffee cup, the barista can draw a pattern in the cup with the slightest movement of his wrist, which has become an art.

In addition, different flavors such as hazelnut, cinnamon and vanilla can be added.

Cappuccino

The difference between cappuccino and latte is that there are more bubbles in cappuccino and less in latte.

The difference in taste is that the cappuccino coffee is heavy, while the latte is lighter. Because the latte has more milk.

The recipe is espresso, fresh milk and foam at 1:1:1, first pour in espresso, then sprinkle with hot milk

After that, sprinkle some cinnamon, cocoa or shredded peel of orange, orange and lemon on the milk foam to decorate or add flavor.

Mocha

Mocha is a variant of Italian latte. Like the classic Italian latte, it is usually made of 1/3 espresso and 2/3 foam, but it is also mixed with a small amount of chocolate.

Chocolate is usually added in the form of chocolate syrup, but some coffee selling systems are replaced by instant chocolate powder.

Sometimes, whipped cream, cocoa powder, and marshmallows are added to accentuate the aroma of coffee and as a decoration.

Like Italian cappuccinos, mocha has milk foam on it, but it is sometimes replaced with whipped cream.

Mocha coffee is often topped with cinnamon or cocoa. Sometimes marshmallows are added to add flavor or decoration.