alanmushnick Senior Member Joined: 16 Feb 2003 Posts: 251 Location: Haddonfield Expertise: I love coffee
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Posted Fri Feb 28, 2003, 7:07pm Subject: What exactly is a latte?
Is there a definition of a latte? Are there definite ratios of steamed milk, espresso and foam? I know that cappucino is supposed to be one third each of espresso, steamed milk, and foam. What is a latte? Alan
jim_schulman Senior Member Joined: 19 Dec 2001 Posts: 3,772 Location: Chicago Expertise: I live coffee
Posted Fri Feb 28, 2003, 8:14pm Subject: Re: What exactly is a latte?
Best practice is not to distinguish between milk and froth. This is a Starbucks irregularity. Try to get a very soft foam or liquid microfoam in the entire mug, with no separation between milk and foam. A cappa is a double espresso (2 ounces, and four ounces of milk). A latte at the best espresso places will be 2 ounces espresso and 10 ounces milk; although the proportions are more variable. However the 20 and 24 ounce stuff they sell at most chains is milk flavored with coffee, and no longer coffee garnished with milk.
BTW: There are a ton of threads here that give instructions and answers to your exact question. Please use the search function to find these before posting, since people have little incentive to answer the same questions on a daily basis.
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