Latte: Romantic Feelings from Vienna, the Capital of Music

"I'm not at home, I'm in the cafe; I'm not in the cafe, I'm on my way to the cafe." This well-known and well-known quote comes from Stephen, a famous writer in Vienna. The mouth of Stefan Zweig. As the capital of Austria, Vienna is not only known as the "music capital of the world", but also the hometown of Latte coffee. So some people always say that the air of Vienna is filled with the smell of music and latte. So what's so special about such a romantic latte?

1. The origin and main components of lattes.

The first person to make a latte was Fanz George Kolschitsky from Vienna, and the story dates back to the 17th century. At that time, the Turkish army attacking Vienna was menacing, so Kochsky had no choice but to go to help. In the end, Turkey retreated hastily under the double attack, leaving scarce coffee beans in the panic, but the Viennese did not know the use of coffee beans. So Kochisky innovated boldly and added a lot of milk to the mixed coffee to make it sweet and smooth and very delicious. This has become the prototype of today's common latte.

Latte is a classic Italian coffee made of espresso mixed with fresh milk. The word latte comes from the transliteration of the Italian word "Latte", while Latte in Italian refers only to milk. If you order a Latte in an Italian cafe, the waiter will mistakenly think you ordered a glass of milk. Therefore, from this point we can roughly guess that most of the ingredients of a latte are milk. Indeed, the average latte is made of 1/3 espresso mixed with 2/3 fresh milk, and of course, some lattes contain a small amount of milk bubbles. Compared with Cappuccino, the latte is milky, fresh and mellow.

2. Classification and taste of lattes

(1) Italian latte

What we usually call a latte refers to the traditional Italian latte, which is made of a small cup of espresso mixed with pure milk, in which the amount of milk can be freely mixed according to individual taste. Latte drinkers enjoy not only the bitterness of the coffee, but also the pure milky aroma, which makes the latte taste bitter, smooth, full-bodied and haunting. However, the authentic Italian latte does not contain milk foam, is only a perfect combination of milk and coffee, and because it generally contains more milk, so the latte is an excellent breakfast drink for Italians.

(2) European latte (Ole Coffee)

Latte is French for Cafe au Lait, which means coffee with a lot of milk, which is usually translated as Ole Coffee. People also call Ole coffee an European latte, which is a favorite of the French. Hot espresso and scalding pure milk are poured into the coffee cup at the same time, and the thick hot air produced by the collision is mixed with strong milk flavor, which can often bring people a whole day of comfort. This kind of coffee not only has a bit of French romance, but also its mellow and smooth taste is very popular with women. Of course, Ole coffee is also suitable for breakfast, and hot coffee and milk will help you wake up throughout the morning. However, Ole coffee cups are generally slightly larger than regular latte cups, so they can help you get a lot of energy in the morning.

(3) American latte

A hot Italian latte is made into a delicious and sweet American latte by adding frothy cold milk. American lattes are usually made of espresso, warm milk and a thin layer of cold milk. Of course, this is the most familiar Starbucks flavor. At this time, the latte has a strong milky flavor, aroma overflowing, often admiring.

(4) Caramel latte

Caramel latte generally refers to the latte with caramel. Caramel not only improves the sweetness of the coffee, but also makes the latte flower more possible and innovative because it is close to the coffee. This latte tastes warm and sweet and is a favorite of female friends.

(5) iced latte

Iced lattes are usually properly mixed with fructose in addition to milk, which makes it difficult to mix large amounts of milk with lighter coffee, forming two distinct layers of black and white. Ice lattes are generally filled with transparent glasses, refreshing ice cubes, coupled with mysterious and graceful posture, giving people unparalleled visual enjoyment. An iced latte is a perfect summer drink, and it's absolutely impossible to refuse.

(6) Hot latte

Hot lattes are just the opposite of cold lattes and are suitable for drinking in winter. Warm milk, hot coffee and steamed foam are the perfect way to warm your stomach in winter. Of course, you can also add cocoa powder, chocolate, cookie sticks and so on for seasoning.

3. The production technology of latte

Although there are many kinds of lattes, their production is generally more or less the same. Let's do it together!

(1) Materials

Instant espresso powder, pure milk, steel cup, coffee cup, espresso machine

(2) steps

Soak the cup in hot water to raise the temperature and then pour out the excess water

Prepare 30ml's espresso into the cup.

Take the right amount of milk and put it under the steam nozzle of the Italian coffee machine to make a mixture of high temperature milk and milk foam.

Shake the mixture of milk and foam up and down so that the foam is concentrated as much as possible, and scrape off the thicker foam with a spoon.

Shake the mixture of milk and foam in the right proportion so that the foam and milk are fully mixed.

Pour the milk and foam homogenizer into the espresso to control the distance and flow for better flower drawing.

4. The art of life of latte

Latte is one of the most familiar espresso in China. With the blending of milk, people who don't like coffee can hardly resist the aroma of latte. Nowadays, coffee is not only a kind of food culture, but also a representative of fashion and leisure, but also a romantic way of life.

Some people say that what is boiled in the coffee pot is ups and downs, the coffee cup is filled with dreams, and the fragrance in the cafe is enough to contain the vicissitudes of the world and is a harbor for the soul to dock. In addition, the latte is more romantic and broad-minded like Vienna.

As a kind of coffee, latte is mainly milk, but we still call it coffee, which seems to run counter to the traditional "minority subordinate to the majority". However, in certain circumstances, the more scarce it is, the more precious it is, which is one of the reasons why most people like lattes. People with lattes are not as competitive as the petty bourgeoisie, they are more casual and good at shuttling back and forth between tradition and fashion. Latte people use their own optimism to inject a trace of sweetness into the bitter coffee in their hearts, making the originally boring life coruscate a different kind of wonderful, who can say that this is not the art of life of lattes? So if you want to do it, make a latte! So romantic, so fragrant, infect sentient beings in plain light!

Source: encyclopedia of Red Wine (Wen / Luo Yanfen)