Café Latte Glasses
Caffe Latte
Translation: coffee and milk
THE most popular coffee drink
Yes- it is the same as a latte, but don't order a latte in Italy as you'll be served a tall glass of.. straight milk!
Originated in Italy caffè e latte- made for American tourists to help them drink the coffee as without the milk it was too rich and deeply flavoured for them.
History: the term ‘caffe e latte’ was first recorded by William Dean Howells in his 1867 essay “Italian Journeys”.
Made of espresso and steamed milk
1/3 espresso, 2/3 steamed milk
1cm foam
Instructions:
Time: 5 minutes
- Make espresso/strongly brewed coffee
- Froth milk: pour it into a jar (halfway) shake hard for 30 to 60 seconds.
- Take off lid, microwave for 30 seconds letting foam rise
- Pour espresso into our Rysons ‘Caffe Latte Glasses’ and stir using our Rysons ‘Electric Coffee Frother’.
- Pour the milk on top using large spoon to hold the foam back
- Spoon the milk foam as you prefer
- Sprinkle cocoa on top.
- Enjoy drinking the latte & the foam with our Rysons ‘Metal Latte Spoons’.
Foam: when did it start and when did latte art start?
Started in Italy after micro foam was developed! Became popular in the 1980’s in Seattle.
- Most common foam art: heart shape, tulip shape & the Rosetta shape!
Cold Latte’s have become popular because of the US. They often have sugar or flavoured syrups added- such as vanilla, caramel, eggnog etc.
Coffee Ice Cubes are often used in these to prevent the drink from becoming too diluted!-
Some people even add ice cream to latte’s- make it into a dessert!
Nowadays dairy milk is becoming a thing of the past. With it’s environmental effects (on the earth and my stomach) it’s great to cut down on it- there’s oat, almond, soy and many more plant-derivative milks that pair great with coffee! (a personal favourite is oat milk).
