Macchiato
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Macchiato is an Italian
word, meaning "marked" or "stained".
It is frequently used to refer to two distinct drinks:
Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
word, meaning "marked" or "stained".
It is frequently used to refer to two distinct drinks:
- Caffè macchiatoCaffè macchiatoCaffè macchiato , sometimes called espresso macchiato, is a coffee drink, made out of espresso with a small amount of milk.'Macchiato' simply means 'marked' or 'stained', and in the case of caffè macchiato, this means literally 'espresso stained/marked with milk'. Traditionally it is made with one...
, also known as "espresso macchiato", is espresso marked with a little milk - Latte macchiatoLatte macchiatoLatte Macchiato is a coffee beverage, which literally means stained milk. This refers to the method of preparation, wherein the steamed "pure" white milk gets "stained" by the addition of espresso.- Related drinks :...
is steamed milk marked with a little espresso