Latte vs. Macchiato
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Latte and Macchiato Definitions
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What is Latte?
The Latte, often referred as the Caffe Latte is available in menus across the globe, but the thing which adds up to the confusion is that the main ingredients are kept same, but the technique of preparing it changes, after keeping in view the taste of the people of that area. Mainly, the Latte can be of two types; one is the American Latte, and the other is the Italian Latte. The later is simply the cup of coffee with the substantial milk quantity in it, and the former is the whole technique, which is pioneered by Americans themselves. It will be relevant to mention here that the word latte is the Italian word for the milk and the Italian version of the coffee is very much of the milk along with the coffee. According to many of the top Cafes across the globe, the Latte is the creamiest package among the espresso. Two third of the total quantity of the Latte is about the steamed milk, which along with the topping of the milk foam makes it pleasure drinking for the cream lovers. The American Latte was brought in the business by the Italian man Lino Meiorin. He while working at the bay area in California as a proficient barista, keeping in view the customer’s demand, came up with the American Latte. It will be relevant to mention here that, the coffee Meiorin made earlier was a bit stronger one for the people out there. So while keeping in view the customer’s demand, he introduced a new version, that too with more milk quantity in it. The most famous recipe of preparing the Latte goes on first and later the steamed milk is poured with the milk foaming on it.
What is Macchiato?
The Macchiato is one of the most famous types of coffee that is preferably for the guys who want the less milk quantity in their espresso. This type of coffee has also got its name from the Italian language, where the macchiato means the marked or spot. The name it got was more of the reason based rather than some flavor addition or the technique. The name macchiato for the specific type of espresso containing the small amount of milk was brought in as a mark or recognition so the waiters could differentiate it between the coffee with or without the small quantity of the milk. In the American version of this drink, the foam is the marking agent; means that the milk foaming quantity differentiates it from the milk-less coffees. If we talk about the ingredients, they are the same in both the latte and macchiato. The difference comes in the recipe or the technique of both these coffees. In macchiato, the espresso is poured after the steamed milk. The other things which make this drink more distinguishable are the not stirring of the foam on the top. In other words, we can say that it is enriched with cream.
