Do you know how to make macchiato coffee? which tastes better, macchiato or latte?

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Thanks to the American invention of traditional Italian coffee culture, it is now difficult for us to read the Italian concentrated base drink list in coffee shops, and it is even more difficult to tell which coffee is mixed with water and which with syrup. Macchiato is one of the most pitiful victims.

Many people can tell what an Italian concentrate is and which one is a cappuccino, but it's hard to tell what a macchiato is. Is it a large sweet drink with a lot of caramel and cream? Of course not.

Macchiato is a way to drink espresso in the afternoon. Another concentrated variety of Italian, cappuccino, is more suitable for drinking in the morning.

Macchiato is between Italian concentrate and cappuccino. It tastes less concentrated than Italian and stronger than cappuccino.

What does "Macchiato" mean?

In Italian, "Macchiato" means "mark" or "stain".

No matter which variety of macchiato is Italian concentrated macchiato or latte macchiato, there is a meaning of "marking Italian concentrate with milk" in it.

But "marking" is by no means "bleached", "diluted" or "diluted", which means that Italian concentration is still the protagonist, and milk is just embellishment.

Italian concentrated macchiato

Italian concentrated macchiato ("Caffe Macchiato" in Italian) is the most original version of macchiato, which is made simply by embellishing Italian concentrate with milk.

It is made to neutralize the taste of espresso with a little milk. Compared with other espresso base coffee, macchiato adds the least amount of milk and can best maintain the original form and flavor of Italian concentrate.

It is easy to make, first make a cup of Italian concentrate, and then add 1-2 teaspoons of milk and foam to it.

Latte is a coffee drink made of espresso and steamed milk. This word is the abbreviation of Italian latte in English, which means "milk coffee". It is sometimes spelled as latt é or latt è with different accent marks in English.

Lattes (latte), the most common type of coffee, are also based on Italian concentrate (espresso). Unlike cappuccino, there is little foam in the structure of lattes. A thin layer of foam at the top. At the same time, chocolate powder (chocolate powder) is not added in the production process. But it is possible to use chocolate sauce (chocolate sauce) or chocolate powder to make coffee flower drawing art (latte art).

Which one tastes better, macchiato or latte, depends entirely on your taste. Both coffee tastes different, so you can't generalize. You have to try it yourself to know which one is more suitable for you.

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