The Development History of Macchiato | what's the difference between American Macchiato and Italian Macchiato?

Thanks to Americans' inventions of traditional Italian coffee culture, it is now difficult for us to read the espresso-based drinks list in coffee shops, and it is even more difficult to tell which coffees are made 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.

Today, let me tell you what the purest macchiato is!

Macchiato is a way to drink espresso in the afternoon. Another concentrated variety of Italian style, 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 concentration 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's easy to make, first make a cup of Italian concentrate, and then add 1-2 teaspoons of milk and foam to it.

When do you drink espresso macchiato?

If you prefer the strong flavor of coffee, but think the Italian concentrated flavor is too strong, and the cappuccino milk flavor is too strong, then you are recommended to try Italian concentrated macchiato. But remember, the amount of Italian concentrated macchiato is not very large, unless you want double.

Latte macchiato

The latte macchiato, in contrast to the Italian concentrated macchiato, uses Italian concentrated embellishment to dispense the milk. The difference between a latte macchiato and a regular latte is that the former has more milk and less espresso. The difference between other espresso macchiato is that the protagonist of the former is milk, not espresso.

To make a latte macchiato, first choose a large glass of 12oz, preheat it and pour in the milk of 1 hand 3-1 hand 2. The next and crucial step is to pour in espresso. To slowly pour a single cup of spaghetti concentrate into the milk, the barista usually pours it along the back of the spoon, leaving only a "spot" in the middle of the milk. If the production is accurate, the bottom of the latte macchiato is thick dried milk, the middle is Italian concentrated, the top is foam, and the layers are obvious.

When do you drink latte macchiato?

If you prefer the taste of milk, or if you want to give your children a taste, but don't want them to eat too much caffeine, then you are recommended to try latte macchiato. Coffee has a hint of coffee, and the texture of milk is silky and delicate. You can also try to add all kinds of syrup to change the flavor of the coffee.