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Italian origin 'Caffè e latte' o 'Caffèlatte'
In Italian,latte is simply the word for milk.
What in English-speaking countries is now called a latte would be referred to in Italy as "caffè e latte"
literally "coffee and milk", similar to the French "café au lait" and the Spanish "café con leche" .
Caffelatte is today part of the defined international coffee menu, besides cappuccino and espresso.
The Italian origin is still the inspiration, but international ways of serving may differ greatly from the original
(for example, by the darkness of the roast, the use of espresso, and the foaming of milk).
In Europe, it is also common to use the French term "café au lait", while in the US this is defined as
regular coffee with warm milk, often served in a bowl. As recently as 1980, if you ordered a "latte" in an
Italian coffeehouse in North America, you would expect to get a glass of milk—and if you ordered a "caffelatte,"
you would get a beverage very similar to what is called a "latte" by today's standards, a beverage with a significant
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发表于 2007-10-17 14:58:45
