Coffee Lingo- For all
of you that have no idea what you are ordering.
Café Latte:
Espresso combined with a liberal amount of foamy steamed milk.
Café au Lait:
French for coffee with milk – it consists of equal portions
of steamed milk and fresh brewed coffee.
Macchiato:
An Espresso with a dollop of steamed milk foam on top.
Café Mocha:
Chocolate with Espresso and steamed milk topped with whipped cream.
Brevé :Any milk based Espresso drink
using semi-skimmed milk
Crema Dense golden brown foam found on Espresso - indication of
freshness
Double :Two shots of coffee
Dry :No steamed milk (just foamed milk)
Foamless: No foamed milk
Latte :Milk
Quad :Four shots of coffee
Short : 8 oz cup
Skinny: Semi skimmed milk
Triple : Three shots of coffee
Wet : Steamed milk (no foamed milk)
Whipless : No whipped cream
With room: Cup not completely filled, leaving room for cream
With wings: Take away packaging with handles |