What's the difference between Frappie, latte, cappuccino and Australian white coffee?

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Source of Frie White

It is said that during World War II, Italians brought espresso coffee to Australia, and after local people improved it, they invented Fry White. Whether Fry White originated in Australia or new Zealand has always been controversial. In short, it originated from Australia. It then appeared on the menu of cafes in the United States, Britain and other countries, and slowly became the standard of major cafes today.

From the Southern Hemisphere to the rest of the world, the origin of Flat white remains a topic of debate between New Zealand and Australia for decades. Alan Preston, an Australia native, claims to have invented the coffee when he opened Moors Espresso Bar in Sydney in 1985; Fraser McInnes, a new Zealand barista, says he mistakenly made a failed cappuccino with insufficient foam while working in a Wellington cafe in 1989 and took the wrong name.

Even though the origin is still under debate, the trend for Flat White has been unstoppable, becoming dominant in the UK since 2010, and then spreading to Canada and the US. In order to please more young coffee lovers, Starbucks, the leading coffee chain, has been selling this coffee in Australia, Britain, the United States, the mainland of China and other places for six consecutive years. Australia, which has high coffee quality requirements, often does not buy Starbucks.

In addition, the popularity of Fry White is actually inseparable from Starbucks. Starbucks began selling Fry White in 2010. Under its vigorous promotion, it has gradually become the mainstream as a "new" alternative to latte coffee. Espresso coffee generally refers to espresso coffee originating in Italy, as well as drinks that use espresso as a base and boiled water or milk, such as Caffe Latte, Cappuccino, Macchiato, etc. Australia coffee is the 1950s, that is, around the Second World War, many Europeans (including Italians) fled to Australia, so the introduction of high-quality espresso and its extension drinks, developed by Australia and its own style, such as Flat white, Piccolo latte small latte and so on.

Italian coffee generally refers to espresso from Italy, and the use of espresso as a base with boiled water or milk drinks, such as latte (Caffe Latte), cappuccino (Cappuccino), Macchiato (Macchiato) and so on. Australia coffee is the 1950s, that is, around the Second World War, many Europeans (including Italians) fled to Australia, so the introduction of high-quality espresso and its extension drinks, developed by Australia and its own style, such as Flat white, Piccolo latte small latte and so on.

What exactly is Flat White?

The answer is different. Some people often say that it is a small latte. In fact, it is wrong! According to the official website of Starbucks in the United Kingdom, flat white means that steam milk is poured into espresso coffee, and the top is covered with a layer of microfoam. Well, it still sounds like latte, doesn't it? Further, according to the professional coffee blog Coffee Info: "The main difference between latte and flat white is the ratio of milk to espresso. Fry white has less milk than latte and less foam on top."

Here, I have to talk about the difference between it and other milk coffee. If we now make a latte, a flat white, a cappuccino, and a macchiato, the average latte on the market contains one or two espressos. For comparison, let's first assume that the espresso content of these four cups of coffee is 30ml. Under this benchmark, the difference is obvious:

1. Latte: 30ml espresso +3-9 times the amount of steam milk + soft, frothy fine milk foam

2. Fry White: 30ml espresso +4 times the amount of coffee steam milk + silky, less foam fine young milk foam

3. Cappuccino: 30ml espresso +1 time the amount of steam milk + a cup of thick dry foam

4. Macchiato: 30ml espresso + a little milk + 1 tsp fine milk foam

Milk foam is usually divided into three levels: the bottom of the liquid hot milk, the middle of the silky fine milk foam, the top of the firm coarse milk foam. Flat white and latte use liquid milk at the bottom and silky fine milk bubbles, but Flat white uses a lower layer of milk bubbles with less foam, so it is silky and the milk bubbles at the top of the coffee cup are thinner. And in the traditional way, even the number of centimeters of milk foam are stipulated! In addition, the amount of espresso contained in each cup of Flat White can always vary from person to person. According to the preferred intensity, you can choose one, double espresso (Single, Double), or even stronger espresso (Ristretto), which also creates a world of coffee changes.