Are you a true "addict" to Italian coffee? So have you ever wondered about the origin of names like Espresso, Mocha, Cappuccino,... and the ingredients that make up their signature flavors?
Thinking of Italian coffee, people think of it as an art form of concocting, making many followers fall in love. Gradually, people become loyal fans of strong espresso cups, or the characteristic fat and slightly bitter taste of coffee. What is their origin and composition?
Let's take a look at the most basic identifications for the followers of this "addictive" drink:
1. Espresso
Identification color: Dark brown, black
Ingredients: Espresso (filter coffee) is prepared by pressing hot water under high pressure (about 9 to 10 bar) through finely ground coffee powder.
Carraro is a famous Italian Espresso brand
A cup of "genuine" Espresso is roasted dark coffee beans and ground very finely, then prepared by using hot water compressed under high pressure. As a result, a cup of Espresso will have a very strong taste and on the surface there is a brown foam called Crema, aromatic and slightly bitter.
2. Cappuccino
Identification colors: Dark brown, light brown, white
Ingredients: A combination of espresso brewed with double the amount of water (espresso lungo), hot milk and frothed milk. In addition, users can also add cocoa powder / cinnamon powder.
Origin of the name: Derived from the name of the Capuchin monks. The color of the monks' robes closely resembles the color of the cappuccino.
Cappuccino is often favored because of its greasy taste
For Cappuccino, one gives hot milk which can be equivalent to milk foam. Cappuccino is drunk in thick cups. The rich taste and pure Italian coffee beans combined with a little greasy taste of milk are guaranteed to make the drinker "ecstatic".
3. Coffee Latte
Identification color: Brown, dark brown
Ingredients: Espresso, hot milk, milk foam
The difference from Cappuccino is that Latte is not mixed with water, but instead is completely with hot milk. In other words, Latte coffee is a form of your milk coffee Italy.
Latte is gradually becoming a favorite drink of all ages
At first, Latte was likened to "Italian coffee for children" because the amount of caffeine in it is quite small and has a relatively high greasy taste. Gradually, adults themselves were also fascinated by this drink, so it became a drink for all ages.
4. Coffee Mocha
Color: Brown
Ingredients: Espresso (low amount of caffeine), hot chocolate, distilled water, fresh milk, fresh cream.
Not only full of flavor Italian coffee, but also ecstatic with the sweetness of chocolate and the fat of milk
Unlike cappuccino with only a layer of milk foam on the surface, mocha coffee also blends the rich aroma of fresh cream and chocolate. Like Cafe Latte, Cafe Mocha is made with espresso and semi-hot, but with a chocolate flavor, usually made from chocolate powder, but today there are variations made with chocolate syrup.
