Not every coffee is ordinary coffee. There are dozens of varieties of coffee with milk, black, with and without alcohol. In different cafes, the same type of drink can be called in its own way. In order not to get confused when ordering a cup of your favorite coffee, it would be nice to know what these or other ways of serving are called.
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Very strong, black coffee, served without sugar and milk in small cups containing only a couple of sips, is called espresso. Many people know this, but few people know that a double portion of espresso is called doppio, and if in the menu you found a coretto and decided to order it, then do this only if you are no longer going to drive. For the coretto is an espresso with the addition of brandy or brandy.
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By the way, the French version of the Coretto - Cafe Brulee is very beautiful presentation. The waiter pours sugar into a cup, sprinkles it with cognac, sets fire to it, and only then fills a cup of espresso.
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Ordinary coffee with milk is called that, everything is very simple and clear. In Italy and France you will find it on the menu like a cafe latte, in Germany - milhkafe, in Spain cafe von Leche.
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Cappuccino is also coffee with milk, milk and espresso are mixed in a 1: 1 ratio to prepare it, and a beautiful hat of milk foam is placed on top of the drink.
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Compared to all other coffee drinks, latte macchiato can be called a real work of art. It consists of three ingredients that are not mixed, but poured in layers into tall heated glasses. A third of the glass is filled with hot milk, the next layer carefully pour in the espresso on the back of the spoon, a large amount of milk foam completes the picture. They drink a cafe latte with a straw, moving it from layer to layer.
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If you came across the word melange in the name of a drink, it means that instead of milk, cream is used in it. For example, Viennese melange is not just cream and coffee, except for espresso, a little strong cocoa is added to the drink, and an airy cream hat is sprinkled with chocolate chips and decorated with cherry.
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Coffee with cream may contain alcohol. The Austrian almcafe includes espresso, egg yolk, vodka and cream, and the German Phariseer is an espresso mixed with rum, hidden under whipped cream.
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And this is just a very small list of famous varieties of coffee drinks that can be served at a cafe. If you come across an unfamiliar name, do not hesitate to ask the waiter what kind of coffee it is. Or just order and try, suddenly it will be your new favorite variety.
Useful advice
In the Swiss Alps, black coffee with vodka is called the Fertich cafe, which literally means ready-made coffee.