He says he was the first coffee shop owner to permanently have the term “flat white” on his menu in the mid-1980s.

One of the numerous claims to the invention of the flat white comes from Australian barista Alan Preston. “It’s a debate that will likely go back and forth for a long time.”

“I wouldn’t be able to say whether the flat white originated in Australia or New Zealand,” he says. Little foam and more espresso makes flat white the perfect drink for latte art and one is able to create a great contrast from the double espresso and lightly steamed milk.The exact origins of the flat white are somewhat contentious, especially when compared to other popular milk-based coffee beverages.Ĭharles Skadiang is the Director of the Melbourne Coffee Academy. As it's name states the amount of foam should be flat - so as little as possible (~1cm). The size of flat white should be around 200ml and it's always served with two espressos making it a bit stronger in coffee flavour compared to latte and cappuccino. Flat whites are often served from a glass but it's also common to serve it in a small mug. Flat Whiteįlat white originates to Australia as almost all other espresso based drinks are originally from Italy. Latte is also really often the base for some flavoured espresso drinks such as caramel latte, cafe mocha or vanilla latte. It's perfect for someone who is maybe starting their coffee drinking or someone who likes bigger and wants less coffee flavour in their drink. What is then less? It depends a lot what kind of cup/mug/glass the drink is served (glasses usually make foam amount appear bigger than in cups) but these amounts would be my 'standards' Īs the name states, caffe latte is coffee with milk (caffé = coffee, latte = milk) and drink is pretty milky and mild in coffee flavour. One thing that is similar between latte and flat white but different in cappuccino is the amount of foam - latte and flat white should have less and cappuccino more. Also the amount of espressos has developed during the years the traditional latte has only one espresso and ~250ml glass but as during past years drink sizes have become a bit bigger it's common to find your your latte served in a 350ml cup and with two espressos. Traditionally it has been customary to serve it from a tall glass but nowadays it's more and more common to serve it from a bigger cup.

Caffe LatteĬaffé Latte or just latte is an espresso based drink that consists of 1-2 espressos and lightly steamed milk. From the left cappuccino, flat white, caffé latte.

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