The origin and brewing of cappuccino

Fanz George Kolschitsky is the founder of Cafe Latte with Milk and Coffee. In this issue, we will talk about the origin of Cappuccino. Both drinks are made from coffee and milk, but cappuccino has a more knowledgeable origin and has always been the best material for the study of character changes in Europe and the United States.

The history of the word Cappuccino is enough to show that a word is often extended to other meanings because it looks like something, far beyond the original intention of the creator. It sounds complicated. Take a look at the following analysis.

The monks of the St. Franciscan Church (Capuchin), founded after 1525, all wore brown robes and pointed hats. When the St. Franciscan Church spread to Italy, the locals thought that the monks' clothes were very special, so they gave them the name Cappuccino. The Italian word refers to the loose robes and small pointed hats worn by monks, derived from the Italian word "headscarf" or Cappuccio.

However, Lao Yi loved coffee and found that when espresso, milk and milk foam were mixed, the color was like the dark brown robe worn by monks, so he came up with a drink with coffee and sharp milk bubbles, which was named Cappuccino. The word was first used in English in 1948, when a report in San Francisco first introduced cappuccino beverages, and it was not until 1990 that it became a familiar coffee drink. It should be possible to say that the word Cappuccino coffee comes from the St. Franciscan Church (Capuchin) and the Italian headscarf (Cappucio). It is believed that the original word makers of Cappuccino never dreamed that the monks' robes would eventually become the name of a coffee drink.

Cappuccino is also related to the name of a monkey.

It's not over yet. There is a small monkey in Africa with a black cone-shaped hair on its head, much like a pointed hat on a St. Franciscan robe, hence the name Capuchin, which was first used by the British in 1785. The word Capuchin has generated coffee drink names and monkey names hundreds of years later, which has always been an interesting story for literati.

Dry cappuccino and wet cappuccino

Did you know that cappuccinos can be dry or wet? The so-called dry cappuccino (Dry Cappuccino) refers to the conditioning method with more milk bubbles and less milk. it tastes stronger than milk and is suitable for people with heavy taste. When it comes to wet cappuccino (Wet Cappuccino), it refers to the practice of fewer milk bubbles and more milk, with milk fragrance overshadowing the thick coffee flavor, which is suitable for those with light taste. The flavor of the wet cappuccino is similar to that of the popular latte. Generally speaking, the taste of cappuccino is heavier than latte. If you have a heavy taste, you might as well order cappuccino or dry cappuccino. If you are not used to the heavy smell of coffee, you can order latte or wet cappuccino.

Cappuccino brewing method

1: pour in the brewed Italian coffee about five cents full, then pour the hot and foamed milk to eight cents full.

2: pour the milk foam from the top of the steel cup to full. Finally, sprinkle with a little cinnamon or chocolate powder as you like.