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Ever Got Confused By The Coffee Lingo?

etinder

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Coffee terminology explained
learn to speak coffee:

Espresso:
A small cup of coffee brew individually by water pressure process, with a portion of grind coffee weighting between 5 to 7 grams. The amount of water brewed can vary from 1oz to 3oz. Your co{censored} of coffee will be grind consequently



Cappuccino:
The standard should be 1/3 of espresso, 1/3 of steamed milk, 1/3 frothed milk.


Latte:
Add steamed milk to your espresso, there is no standard depending where are in the US, some makes a double, some a triple; factors like the quality of coffee, the degree of roasting, the extraction of the brew and other are the???? Coffee, may very between 10 and 14 grams, also known as double.


Café Latte:
Espresso combined with a liberal amount of foamy steamed milk.

Café au Lait:
French for coffee with milk – it consists of equal portions of steamed milk and fresh brewed coffee.

Macchiato:
An Espresso with a dollop of steamed milk foam on top.

Con Panna:
An Espresso with a dollop of whipped cream on top.

Americano:
An Espresso in a coffee cup filled with hot water.

Café Mocha:
Chocolate with Espresso and steamed milk topped with whipped cream.


Brevé :Any milk based Espresso drink using semi-skimmed milk

Con Panna With cream:

Crema Dense golden brown foam found on Espresso - indication of freshness

Demitasse: Small Espresso cup, holding 2 - 3 oz coffee

Double :Two shots of coffee

Double Cupping :Two takeaway cups inside each other to prevent burning hands

Double Fun :Flavoring the coffee and the milk

Dry :No steamed milk (just foamed milk)

Foamless: No foamed milk


Grande: Large size 16 oz cup


Latte :Milk


Lungo : Means long and refers to a long pull of Espresso

Macchiato: Marked or spotted


Quad :Four shots of coffee


Short : 8 oz cup


Skinny: Semi skimmed milk

Tall : Tall glass or tumbler 12 oz in size

Triple : Three shots of coffee

Wet : Steamed milk (no foamed milk)

Whipless : No whipped cream

With room: Cup not completely filled, leaving room for cream

With wings: Take away packaging with handles








 
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