Latte 269496 224875856 2008-07-10T20:16:42Z SunDragon34 6747322 [[WP:UNDO|Undid]] revision 224875688 by [[Special:Contributions/74.92.159.245|74.92.159.245]] ([[User talk:74.92.159.245|talk]]) {{onesource|article|date=December 2007}} {{Citations missing|article|date=December 2007}} [[Image:Latte.jpg|thumb|300px|A latte]] {{for|the type of pillar found in the Marianas Islands|Latte stone}} A '''latte''' (also referred to as a '''caffè latte''', and sometimes erroneously spelled “latté”) is a type of [[coffee (drink)|coffee]] drink made with hot [[milk]]. ==Italian origin== In [[Italian language|Italian]], ''latte'' ({{IPA2|ˈlat̪t̪e}}, [[Anglicisation|anglicised]] as {{IPAEng|ˈlɑːteɪ}}) is simply the word for [[milk]]. What in English-speaking countries is now called a latte is shorthand for the longer name "''caffelatte''" or "''caffellatte''" ("''caffè e latte''"), as the beverage is still known in Italian.<ref>As a single word, the phrase skips the conjunction "e" and gets the double "l" because of [[syntactic doubling]] http://oxfordparavia.it/lemmaIta4544 http://www.demauroparavia.it/17050</ref><ref>It is a characteristic of English to shorten long names, whether foreign or not, cf. telex > teleprinter exchange, fax > facsimile printer, pop or soda > soda pop, OJ > orange juice, etc. (all http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary)</ref><ref>http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/latte</ref><ref>http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=latte</ref> The long Italian form literally means "coffee and milk", similar to the [[French language|French]] [[café au lait]] and the [[Spanish language|Spanish]] [[café con leche]]. Caffelatte is today part of the defined international coffee menu, which also includes [[cappuccino]] and [[espresso]]. The [[Italy|Italian]] origin is still the inspiration, but international methods 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'', although in the [[United States]] this is defined as regular coffee with warm milk, often served in a bowl. As recently as 1980, if one ordered a "latte" in an Italian [[coffeehouse]] in [[North America]], one would expect to get a glass of milk — and if one ordered a "caffelatte," one would get a beverage very similar to what is called a "latte" by today's standards. {{Fact|date=December 2007}} ==Current use== [[Image:Steamed milk.jpg|left|thumb|Steamed milk, one of the primary ingredients of a latte]] In Italy, caffe latte is almost always prepared at home, for breakfast only. The coffee is brewed with a stovetop [[Moka Express|Moka]] and poured into a cup containing heated milk. (The Moka does not produce true espresso, but rather a double-strength coffee. Also, unlike the international latte drink, the milk in the Italian original is not foamed.) Outside Italy, a latte is typically prepared with approximately one third [[espresso]] and two-thirds steamed milk, with a layer of foamed milk approximately 5 mm (¼ [[inch]]) thick on the top. The drink is similar to a [[cappuccino]], the difference being that a cappuccino has half the amount of milk. Lattes also typically have a far lower amount of foam than a cappuccino. A variant on the latte is the [[flat white]], which is a serving fill of about one-third espresso, with steamed milk then added, while holding no froth at the top. The evolution of this term (and this particular form of the beverage) is relatively recent in the [[United States]] (but considerably older in Europe) and probably dates from the spread of the 1980s [[Seattle, Washington|Seattle]] coffee trend to the rest of the United States Some [[baristas]] create "latte art," designs in frothed milk atop a latte. ==Serving styles== *In some establishments, lattes are served in a glass on a saucer with a napkin which can be used to hold the (sometimes hot) glass. *A latte is sometimes served in a bowl. *The complicated pricing schemes offered by some establishments have led to the practice of [[ghetto latte]] (sometimes called bootleg latte), whereby some customers use the free milk and other condiments to convert a cheaper latte to a more expensive one.{{Fact|date=April 2008}} *In [[Asia]] and North America, lattes have been combined with Asian teas. Coffee and tea shops now offer hot or iced latte versions of [[chai]], [[matcha]] (Japanese powdered green tea), and [[Royal milk tea]]. *Other flavorings can be added to the latte to suit the taste of the drinker. Vanilla, chocolate, and caramel are all popular variants. *In [[South Africa]] a red latte is made with [[rooibos]] tea. {{commonscat}} ==References== {{reflist}} {{Coffee}} [[Category:Coffee]] [[Category:Italian loanwords]] [[da:Caffè latte]] [[de:Caffè Latte]] [[is:Latte]] [[ja:カフェ・ラッテ]] [[nl:Koffie Verkeerd]] [[no:Caffè Latte]] [[pt:Latte]] [[fi:Caffè latte]] [[sr:Kafe late]] [[sv:Caffelatte]] [[th:ลาเต้]] [[vi:Cà phê latte]] [[zh:拿铁咖啡]]