Comparison of three kinds of coffee: Cabo, latte and Flat White coffee

Attention, please! Flat White Coffee, Australian latte. You'd better remember the name, because this kind of coffee is sold in cafes in the streets nowadays. Just a few years ago, few Americans knew about Flat White coffee; today, Flat White has become the most common daily drink in the United States.

What is the charm of this new coffee, which is easily confused with lattes or cappuccinos? The answer is simple: the charm lies in the milk used to make Flat White coffee. Although Flat White and cappuccino look alike, the difference is that the upper layer of cappuccino is insipid and sparse, while Flat White has a strong taste, which uniformly blends the taste of milk with that of coffee.

Flat White coffee originated in Australia in the 1980s. At that time, the cappuccino foam made by the local barista was dry and sparse, and the barista usually sprinkled cocoa powder on the foam. This is simply blasphemous to the traditional cappuccino coffee-making process. If you order a cappuccino in any coffee shop in Australia, you get a cup of coffee with milk that tastes terrible and tastes like meringue.

Eventually, as consumer discontent grew, local baristas began to pay attention to the choice of coffee beans and improve the roasting process. But as people continue to study the taste of coffee, baristas have found that the milk in cappuccino coffee largely masks the unique taste of coffee. To this end, they continue to improve the coffee-making process in order to find a perfect balance between coffee and milk. Their dream is to make a perfect coffee that coexists with milk and contains more caffeine than a latte. (the origin of Flat White coffee is still controversial, and New Zealanders have long claimed that they are the real inventors of Flat White coffee.)

But in the United States, the taste of cappuccino coffee can always satisfy consumers, so the demand for new varieties of coffee is not so strong. But we still can't ignore the custom of Americans chasing new trends. After being recognized by people in Australia and New Zealand, Flat White Coffee finally went abroad to London, England, and then landed on the American continent. Since then, New Yorkers, including the famous local media, have gradually fallen in love with this exotic magic coffee. But at that time, people could only drink Flat White coffee at the local Australian-themed cafe. This means that Flat White has not really sprung up in the United States.

At that time, Flat White was just a new thing to Americans, and not many people really knew about it. Said Joseph Joseph DeRupo, a spokesman for the American Communication Association (National Communication Association). He admitted that he had never even drunk Flat White coffee himself. I have never heard of any exotic coffee from Australia or Britain. People used to follow the Italian coffee trend. Flat White may be just the tip of the iceberg of the exotic coffee trend of non-Italian traditional coffee culture, but it still firmly dominates the coffee market in the United States. Americans are always keen to absorb and accept new things.

Today, Flat White has become popular on the streets of the United States. People can drink this kind of coffee in any local cafe. But up to now, the definition of Flat White coffee is still controversial. Michael Phillips (Michael Phillips), the training manager of Blue Bottle Cafe, who won the 2010 World barista Competition, told us that a native American customer once ordered Flat White coffee in his cafe. Instead of Flat White, the barista made him a brand new cappuccino coffee that looks and tastes very similar to Flat White.

What do baristas think of Flat White coffee? Barista will R. (Will R.) from Blue Bottle. Flat White is a cappuccino with higher temperature and thinner foam. You will encounter the same situation in other parts of the United States. Customers often get a small latte or a cappuccino with more milk after asking the barista for Flat White coffee. Maya A. (Maia A.), chief barista from Cafe Medici Cafe, Texas. She said they did so because her cafe had already started making more creamy cappuccino coffee. If a customer wants a Flat White, then I will make him a cappuccino, which is smaller than a regular latte, and will tell the customer that this is Flat White coffee. Even local customers from Australia will praise it.

Cappuccino adds a thick, bubbly layer of foam to espresso; lattes add heated milk to espresso and finally add a layer of foam on top; Flat White is so demanding on the quality that baristas need to find the finest foam hidden between the upper layer of the tank and the lower layer of milk. This kind of milk foam is extremely delicate, smooth and shiny in appearance. Baristas need to pour the foam out of the milk jar instead of scooping it out, and note that the espresso used should be two cups. As soon as the milk is poured in, it blends perfectly with the coffee. Flat White does taste stronger than a latte and hotter than a cappuccino, but it's really a whole new breed of coffee.

People always confuse these kinds of coffee because the difference in temperature and taste is very small. People always wonder why this cup of coffee tastes like a cappuccino but tastes like a latte. For people who really appreciate Flat White, this kind of coffee tastes more silky and mellow, and its taste is richer than traditional coffee. Most importantly, Flat White coffee can make people feel happy. I always think of Flat White coffee when I feel tired.