What's the difference between macchiato, latte and cappuccino?

Macchiato coffee (Italian pronunciation: [kaf <$f <$mak <$kja <$to]), also known as espresso macchiato, is a coffee beverage made with a small amount of milk or milk foam and espresso. Macchiato (Italian: macchiato) means "marked,""branded," or "stained," so macchiato coffee literally means espresso colored with milk. Traditionally, macchiato coffee is garnished with a cup of espresso topped with about a teaspoon of milk, which floats on top of the coffee.

Cappuccino is also a combination of espresso and hot milk and a layer of milk foam. The difference between cappuccino and latte is the ratio of milk. Generally speaking, the ratio of espresso, fresh milk and milk foam is about 1:1:1. The taste will be mainly coffee flavor, while milk and milk foam make the coffee more smooth.

Cafe Latte, derived from the Italian word for coffee and milk, is generally referred to as latte outside Italy, but in Italy if you order only Latte, you will get a glass of milk, because Latte is Italian for milk.

Latte coffee refers to espresso, hot milk and milk foam ratio of about 1:2:1, can taste the rich coffee aroma and gentle milk at the same time, the balance of the two blend taste is the most attractive place latte.

Milk coffee is called "Flat White" in Australia. The original concept is actually milk coffee. Milk is only heated but not sent. It is poured directly into coffee or just a thin layer of milk foam. But then the compromise with the art of pulling flowers became thicker and thicker and more latte-like. In fact, to put it simply, it can also be said that it is an Australian latte.

Australian white production method:

Coffee cup: glass about 200 ml.

Concentration: Ristretto 40 ml

Milk foam requirements: temperature 60-65 degrees (a small amount of air when blowing milk foam) milk foam thickness 3-5 mm.