supervolcanotheory Senior Member Joined: 18 Oct 2005 Posts: 6 Location: British Columbia Expertise: I live coffee
Espresso: DeLonghi Drip: French Press
Posted Sat Oct 22, 2005, 9:13pm Subject: Re: Espresso Con Panna!
I remember the first time I had *espresso.* I was so nervous, but knew in my heart of hearts that I would have to try it. So, naturally, with the little knowledge of Italian I had, I guessed that 'con panna' meant 'with whipped cream,' and ever since that fateful day, espresso and I have been very much in love, constantly going on picnics in Belgium and gazing at clouds.
rgs1218 Senior Member Joined: 2 Feb 2006 Posts: 195 Location: Tampa, FL Expertise: I love coffee
Espresso: Expobar Office Pulser Grinder: Rocky doserless Drip: Bodum press, Chemex 10 cup Roaster: Not yet...
Posted Sat May 20, 2006, 5:54pm Subject: Re: Espresso Con Panna!
If you like espresso con panna, you need to try this variation. I can't take any credit for the discovery but sure can endorse it. Pulling the shot on top of the whipped cream leaves a creamy hot and cold blend of boldness of espresso tempered just enough by the sweetness of the cream (cream doesn't completely melt but sort of gently mixes with the espresso). I use fat free 'whip in a can' and they're awesome.
truck51 Senior Member Joined: 18 Dec 2006 Posts: 1 Location: san francisco Expertise: I love coffee
Posted Mon Dec 18, 2006, 4:27pm Subject: Re: Espresso Con Panna!
About 30 years ago there was a restaurant and coffee house in San Francisco called Millard's on Fillmore. They served espresso con panna, which was an espresso with a small dollop of whipping cream or industrial cream gently laid on top of the coffee. Not whipped, just the rich cream on top. Yum.
rmeredit Senior Member Joined: 31 Dec 2006 Posts: 1 Location: Melbourne, Australia Expertise: I love coffee
Espresso: Gaggia Classic
Posted Sun Dec 31, 2006, 9:33pm Subject: Re: Espresso Con Panna!
My first post - I shouldn't start off on a negative note - but I've got to say this is an awful thing to do to a decent espresso (IMNSHO ;) ) I'll leave aside the whole 'cream in a can' abomination - the heat from the espresso melts the cream so that the fats end up floating in a slag-like scum on the surface, and coats your digestive tract all the way down. Dear god, it's like drinking lard.
Put me down as a purist, I guess.
On a probably uninteresting side-note, in Australia these are often referred to as 'Vienna Coffees' (not sure why it's never Viennese Coffees, but anyhoo). Here's a pic of one served in anger in a cafe. Note one of the comments refers to this as a "drink of the 70s". The photographer obviously enjoyed it, but ick.
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