1.0 Espresso Based Coffee
- Espresso
- Espresso Macchiato
- Espresso con Panna
- Caffé Latte
- Flat White
- Café Breve
- Cappucino
- Caffé Mocha
- Caffé Freddo
- Americano
- Long Black
- Café con leche
- Café Cubano
1.1 What’s in Your Cup of Espresso-based Coffee?
more details on the exact proportion:
KNOW YOUR CAPPUCINOS FROM YOUR MACHIATTOS
1.2 Essential Glossary:
half and half
is a mixture of one part milk to one part cream
whipped cream
is cream that has been beaten by
a mixer, whisk, fork, or whip
until it is light and fluffy.
foamed milk
milk with air bubbles incorporated
through a milk-frothing process
steamed milk
tastes better and sweeter
than milk heated by any other method.
then it can be transformed into
froth and foam (as above)
the quick way to get steamed milk
froth vs foam
is there any difference??
to be specific:
froth is a bubbly substance that usually forms
on the surface of a liquid.
This can also be called foam.
But, foam can be other things.
1.3 Some Variations of Espresso:
Caffè Americano
refers to adding water to espresso
(espresso on the bottom)
Long Black
is adding espresso to water
(espresso on the top)
Café con leche
is Spanish milk coffee
similar to the
caffe latte (Italian)
Café Cubano
(Cuban espresso, cafecito)
is prepared from espresso and caramelized sugar.
1.4 So, Where Does Espresso Come From?
espresso
is a concentrated beverage brewed by
forcing hot water under pressure
through finely ground coffee
basically with an espresso maker
or the simple one
a Moka pot a.k.a. macchinetta
2.0 Non-Espresso Based Coffee
- Black coffee
- White coffee
- Café au lait
- Irish Coffee
- Kopi tubruk
- Indian filter coffee / Madras Coffee
- Turkish Coffee
- Greek coffee
- Indochinese-style coffee
Drip brewing, or filtered coffee,
is a method for brewing coffee which involves
pouring water over roasted, ground coffee beans
contained in a filter.
Water seeps through the coffee,
absorbing its oils and essences,
solely under gravity,
then passes through the bottom of the filter.
The used coffee grounds are retained in
the filter with the liquid falling (dripping) into
a collecting vessel such as a carafe or pot.
Black Coffee
is the end product of the drip brewing
and sometimes by adding plain sugar
White coffee
is black coffee with unheated milk or creamer added to it
French café au lait
is similar to Italian latte
except that drip-brewed coffee is used
instead of espresso,
with an equal amount of milk.
Irish coffee
is a cocktail consisting of hot black coffee,
Irish whiskey, and sugar, stirred, and
topped with thick cream.
The coffee is drunk through the cream.
Turkish Coffee / Greek Coffee
is a very fine, powder-like grind.
It is prepared by boiling finely powdered
roast coffee beans in a pot, possibly with sugar,
and serving it into a cup, where the dregs settle.
to form a muddy, thick coffee mix
Turkish coffee is served hot from
a special coffee pot called “cezve”.
3.0 Espresso x Drip Coffee
- black eye
- red eye
- hammerhead
- canadiano
Black eye / Red Eye
A cup of drip coffee with
two shots of espresso in it
Hammerhead
A cup of drip coffee with
one shot of espresso in it
Canadiano
particularly if the drip coffee is added to the espresso
(rather than espresso to the drip),
punning on an Americano, which is hot water added to espresso.
4.0 Some Interesting Breed
- Frappuccino
- Frappé
- Café Bombón
- cafe sua da
- affogato
Frappuccino
is a trademarked line of
blended coffee beverages sold by Starbucks.
consists of coffee blended with
ice and various other ingredients,
usually topped with whipped cream.
Frappé coffee
is a foam-covered iced coffee drink
made from instant coffee
Café Bombón
espresso served with sweetened condensed milk
in a 1:1 ratio
cafe sua da
a.k.a Vietnamese iced coffee
black coffee with about a quarter to a half
as much sweetened condensed milk and
then pouring it over ice.
affogato
(Italian, "drowned")
is a coffee-based beverage or dessert.
It usually takes the form of a scoop of
vanilla gelato or ice cream topped with
a shot of hot espresso.
5.0 Something More At Home for Me
- Ying Yong
- Ipoh White Coffee
- Kopi-O
- Kopi Susu Panas
- 3 Colours Blended
Yuanyang (my favourite!!)
pronounced as Ying Yong in Cantonese,
is made of a mixture of coffee and Hong Kong-style milk tea
Ipoh "white" coffee
The coffee beans are roasted with palm-oil margarine,
and the resulting coffee is served with condensed milk.
it has been adopted as the official drink of Malaysia
during the World Expo 2010 at Shanghai
unfortunately I don’t have a photo of it
because I guess I have never order it
the best I can do is, well…
this is the typical cup and sauce for
all types of coffee served in
a traditional café (Kopitiam) around Malaysia
this is a Malaysian milk tea
but you can imagine
Ipoh white coffee will look something similar
just that there is more foam on the top
Kopi-O
produced by roasting the beans
with sugar, margarine and wheat
Kopi Susu Panas
ground coffee and sweetened condensed milk
similar to Café Bombón as above
Three Colours Blend
Gula Melaka x Milk x Tea of Coffee
basically it’s sweetening syrup at the bottom
milk at the middle layer
and the top is either coffee or tea
