Coffee words Italian coffee technical terms

Mastering and proficient in the use of coffee terminology is a skill that every barista must have. Brista Coffee West Point College is here to introduce you to the technical terms of Italian coffee.

The word "coffee" comes from the Greek word "Kawen", which means "strength and passion". The name coffee comes from the Arabic word "Qahwan", which means plant drink.

Later, coffee spread all over the world and was named after its place of origin, "KAFFA". It was not officially named "coffee" until the 18th century.

Starting from the first cup of mellow coffee, after two hundred years of time, in 1530, the world's first coffee shop was born in Damascus. In 1615, coffee entered Europe with the merchants of Venice, as the Viennese proverb goes: "the Europeans can stop the Turks' machetes, but not the Turks' coffee."

Coffee terminology

Barista (coffee maker)

It refers to the person who stands behind the bar and knows every perfect concentrated drink recipe. He can interpret your needs and make the drinks you really want.

Shot (one espresso)

One ounce of espresso. Each standard espresso consists of three parts: rich gold foam (crema), mellow taste (body) and warm heart (heart). Gold foam refers to the caramel-colored foam on the surface of espresso, which disappears a few seconds after the espresso is brewed.

Espresso (espresso)

Use the mellow coffee extracted from our concentrated roasted coffee beans. Espresso is usually served in a small coffee cup and is often used to blend other unique coffee drinks.

Espresso Con Pana (Elystro CONE PA'-NA) (concentrated Campbell Blue)

The espresso is covered with smooth whipped cream.

Espresso Macchiato (concentrated macchiato) (Emuri SPREENTRON39THING so MA-KEE-AH'-TOE

Espresso is gently marked with foam.

Caffe Latte (KA-FAY' LA'-TAY) (latte)

A three-stage, smooth-tasting drink: a fresh espresso, filled with hot milk, and then covered with a thin layer of milk foam to create an amazing taste. Latte Macchiato (latte macchiato) is made in much the same way as a latte, except that macchiato must first add milk and then add coffee to "mark" it to make it smoother (Macchiato), which means "marking" in Italian.

Caffe Mocha (KA-FAY' MO'-KAH) (Mocha)

A classic combination of mellow espresso and high-quality chocolate, mixed with fresh hot milk and topped with smooth whipped cream.

Cappuccino (KA-PU-CHEE'-NO) (cappuccino)

A typical Italian breakfast drink with less milk and more bubbles than Latte. Generally speaking, "dry" (dry) refers to cappuccino with more milk foam, while "wet" (wet) refers to cappuccino with more milk.

Caffe Americano (KA-FAY' American Coffee)

The combination of mellow espresso and hot water creates a drink with a full flavor and a deep taste of espresso.

Single (single espresso)

An espresso (about 1 ounce) extracted from an espresso machine, usually served alone or steamed with mellow hot milk. Most small and medium drinks contain an espresso.

Double (double espresso)

Two single espressos are standard for large espresso drinks, but if you want your medium latte to be stronger, you can tell the service staff to add an extra espresso for you.

Short (small cup)

Short refers to an 8-ounce drink that is most suitable for drinking after dinner.

Tall (medium cup)

Tall refers to a 12-ounce drink, which is the most frequently ordered Size.

Grande (large cup)

Grande refers to a 16-ounce drink, which is your best choice when you want to reward yourself.

Low-fat (low fat)

You are a person who is losing weight or can not eat too much fat, you can choose low-fat milk to make your own low-fat latte.

No foam (no foam)

Don't you like the milk foam on the latte on your nose? You can tell the service staff that you don't want foam, so you'll only get a combination of espresso and hot milk.

Dry (those with more milk foam)

It means that there are more bubbles than milk. If you like cappuccino full of sweet milk foam, you can tell the service staff what you need.

With room (leave some space)

I'd like to add some milk to my American coffee / other coffee, please make some room for me.

Whip (fresh cream)

The abbreviation for Whipped cream. If you want to reduce the calories of mocha coffee, you can tell the service staff, "I don't want whipped cream" (no whip).

Vanilla (vanilla syrup), Hazelnut (hazelnut syrup),... Etc.