What are the techniques for making piccolo piccolo lattes? what is the ratio of piccolo coffee to milk?

There is a milk coffee drink that rarely appears on the menu of domestic cafes, but it is as popular as Australia White in Australia. It is Piccolo Coffee, known as a "little latte".

The difference between Piccolo Coffee and Australia White

Piccolo coffee comes from Australia. "piccolo" in "piccolo latte" refers to piccolo in English, while it means small in Italian. Australian white coffee "Flat White" is often called "little latte".

Piccolo appears because coffee bean roasters and baristas taste coffee by drinking Italian concentrate and mixing milk alone when debugging. Because the regular latte has a large cup, it will basically be poured out after two mouthfuls, and the barista doesn't want to waste it, so he reduces the proportion of milk. Gradually evolved into a mini version of the latte, which is a good choice for people who do not want to eat too much caffeine and feel significantly full.

Although Piccolo and Australian White are both smaller than lattes, piccolo is obviously much smaller in terms of cup size. Australian baristas use 90ml (about 3 ounces) cups, using a single portion of Ristretto (about 15ml) as a base, and mix it with 75ml's thin foam to beat warm milk. And a cup of Australian white coffee is about the amount of 150~200ml, such as Qianjie is a double-based, add 150ml thin foam of hot milk. So a cup of piccolo can usually be finished in a few mouthfuls, but Australian white is more "drinkable".

The making skills of Piccolo Coffee

In the past, baristas made piccolos to avoid waste, but now piccolos in coffee shops are more designed to highlight the flavor of the coffee beans used. It is precisely because of the small volume of piccolo cups that you can not only drink the smooth taste of coffee liquid and milk, but also better feel the aroma of coffee. However, for a cup so small, it is not so simple to have a flower on it. To make an authentic and delicious piccolo, baristas need to ensure high-quality espresso, milk quality, consistency and evenness of milk bubbles. This is also a test of the barista's skills.

Qianjie piccolo will use a small cup of about 90~100ml, the ratio of coffee to milk is 1:5, preheated in advance to ensure the taste of the coffee as far as possible. The flavor of the coffee comes from the coffee beans used. The espresso produced in Qianjie store is concentrated by using the "sunflower warm sun blend coffee beans" baked in Qianjie. It is composed of 70% Honduran sherry coffee and 30% Yejia sherry sun-tanned cherry coffee. Shirley's whisky, vanilla and cream flavors are paired with the tropical fruits and fermentation of red cherries, making the coffee in the cup taste rich and soft.

Here Piccolo will use a single Ristretto as the base. Espresso Ristretto, which means "limited" in Italian, is also called espresso. It usually takes only the front and middle part of Espresso, so it has a stronger taste and a more concentrated flavor. Qianjie will use 20 grams of coffee powder, extract 28 grams of coffee liquid, take 20 to 25 seconds, a single serving of Ristretto is 14 grams, first pour into the cup.

Milk is more particular about the part, you know, the less milk is difficult to deal with. Choose a 350ml milk tank in front of the street and pour in 100ml milk. Piccolo latte has thinner foam than Australian White Coffee, so it takes less time and is about 0.3cm thick. the milk temperature is controlled between 55 ℃ and 60 ℃ to ensure that it will not burn your mouth. Blend evenly with Ristretto as much as possible, start to draw flowers out of seven points, and the newly made piccolo tastes best for direct drinking.

The piccolo coffee made in front street shows the aromas of vanilla, cream, chocolate milk, whisky heart chocolate, as well as the sour and sweet berries, full coffee flavor, milk flavor and lingering finish.

Why is Piccolo so unpopular in China?

Although it is also a popular drink in Australia, Piccolo does not have the same opportunity as Australian White Coffee. It is known by the public through the "big name" Starbucks, and many people's impression of this milk coffee is still "unpopular coffee". In addition, in Europe, Australia and other areas with strong coffee culture, most of them go for coffee drinks and go to the store to order a cup of piccolo and then go. However, domestic cafes are more leisure-based, chatting and slow, so piccolo is not suitable.

With the increasingly vigorous development of the boutique coffee industry, many domestic coffee shops pay more attention to the regional flavor of individual coffee beans, so Piccolo, a mini milk coffee, is launched to highlight the aroma of coffee. But after all, the cup is small and the price is the same as the latte, so as consumers, of course, they choose to drink more coffee.

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