What is macchiato coffee? How to make caramel macchiato latte?

When it comes to the word macchiato, the first thing friends think of is a large and delicious caramel macchiato in a coffee shop.

Mix vanilla syrup into espresso, add steamed milk to whipped milk, and finally squeeze caramel syrup on the surface of the white foam. This is caramel macchiato. If you think about it, this is a latte with syrup.

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In fact, this is not the real macchiato, the real macchiato is caramel-free. Macchiato is called "macchiato" in foreign languages, which means "mark" in Italian. The name comes from Italian cafes in the 1980s, when espresso culture prevailed. Drinking espresso alone was the trend at that time. But as we all know now, Italians like fat, like to add robusta coffee beans to the mix of coffee beans, plus authentic Italian super deep baking. The espresso extracted is a pick-me-up (potential: colorful bitterness).

Therefore, some people made a request to the barista, "I can't drink that hard, you give me a little milk and neutralize it." But you know, at that time, Italian coffee was characterized by fast, and there was a long line in the cafe to drink a cup of espresso quickly, so the barista in front of the coffee machine was desperately trying to extract espresso and the waiter should hand it to the guest. And this is a problem, because there is oil on the surface of espresso, after adding a small amount of milk, there is no difference at all, it is very easy to give it to the guest by mistake. Therefore, the barista made a mark with milk foam on the cup of espresso with milk to distinguish between ordinary espresso. This is the origin of macchiato coffee. Later, it became macchiato, adding a spoonful of delicate hot milk foam to the espresso, which already contained a small amount of milk in the spoon's foam (friends with experience of getting rid of the foam should know that the upper layer of the foam is a mixture of milk and foam, and then it will be delaminated slowly). The taste of macchiato will be more relaxed, the taste will be more smooth, and you can taste a hint of milk.

Why is there no market for macchiato? Macchiato, to put it bluntly, is an espresso with a little bit of milk and foam marks, which is on a par with espresso in terms of size. The original appearance was because the espresso was too strong, too strong, too bitter, and needed to be soothed with some milk. With the higher and higher quality of coffee beans and the development of coffee roasting, the flavor of espresso tends to be soft and fragrant. Naturally, there is no need to add milk to it. In the 1990s, the emergence of caramel macchiato brought back awareness of macchiato, although this macchiato had nothing to do with macchiato. Obviously, the "macchiato" in caramel macchiato is defined as "brand", while caramel macchiato means "sweet brand". But until now, when I see caramel macchiato, I still think of that small cup of "milk foam concentrate".