What's the difference between Cappuccino and latte? Espresso concentrated with beans

Since I joined the coffee circle, I have to make coffee every day and come into contact with a lot of coffee things. I am very busy every day, just doing something, but I don't think about some problems seriously. When I was making coffee for a colleague this morning, I was baffled by a question: "what's the difference between cappuccino and latte?" At that time, my mind was a little blank. I only gave her a brief answer. Later, after checking the information, I found that what I said was not right. I suddenly felt stuffy. I didn't even fully understand these basic concepts. In fact, there is a big difference between cappuccino and latte. We all know that Cappuccino and latte are two very popular coffee drinks, both made from espresso and hot milk. So what's the difference between them?

First of all, let's look at the origin of the two:

Latte-- in 1847, the words caff è and latte began to be used. In 1867, these two words appeared in William Dean Howells's article Italian Journeys. In Italian, latte means milk, while caff è latte was invented by Americans. Caff è Latte originated from Caff è Mediterraneum (a coffee shop in Berkeley, California, USA). Today, the recipe for latte is developed by Lino Meiorin and called caff è latte.

The emergence of cappuccino--20 at the beginning of the century was also the time when the Luigi Bezzera espresso machine appeared (1901). These machines make cappuccino very popular in cafes and restaurants. Its current cappuccino formula was developed in the 1850s.

Comparison between Cappuccino and latte

Cappuccino: less milk (1:1 ratio to milk); more foam (thicker than 1cm); packed in a glass with a tray with paper towels on the bottom; country of origin Italy; the name is derived from the dress of the Gabrian monks "Cappuccino".

Latte: more milk (about 150~200ml); less foam (about 5mm thickness); packed in ceramic cups for better heat preservation; the country of origin, the United States; the name originated in Italy, latte is milk, and caff è latte refers to coffee and milk.

Latte is made of coffee and whisked milk. In Italy, coffee è latte is usually a family breakfast drink. Coffee is made in a Moka or caffettiera pot and then poured into a cup containing hot milk. Italian latte does not contain milk foam. In other countries, a cup of caff è latte is made of espresso from 1max 3 and hair milk from 2max 3, with a layer of 5mm foam floating on the surface. Another kind of latte is made from 1:1 espresso and brewed milk. Although latte and cappuccino are very similar, the milk foam layer of cappuccino is much thicker than that of latte, about 2cm.

Cappuccino is made of espresso, milk and milk foam. Milk needs to be heated with steam in order to make small bubbles, so that the milk has smooth and uniform foam. Some cappuccino require more milk, such as cappuccino chiaro, white cappuccino, cappuccino scuro or dry cappuccino. Cappuccino Freddo is a kind of cold coffee, usually with a small amount of cold milk and cold milk foam on it.