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Latte macchiato (Italian:[ˈlattemakˈkjaːto]) is acoffee beverage. The name isItalian for 'stained milk', referring to the way the drink is prepared, by pouring a shot ofespresso into steamed milk. It is a play oncaffè macchiato, an older drink consisting of espresso marked with a dollop or two of milk or cream.
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Latte macchiato differs fromcaffè latte in several ways. First, in alatte macchiato, espresso is added to milk, rather than milk to espresso. Second, alatte macchiato features more foam rather than simply hot milk. Alatte macchiato often uses only half an espresso shot or less. Finally, alatte macchiato is often alayered drink, rather than being mixed.
In a caffè latte the emphasis is on the coffee, while in alatte macchiato it is on the milk.
Another similarly named beverage,caffè macchiato (also known asespresso macchiato), is actually a shot of espresso "stained" with a small amount of milk.
Alatte macchiato may be prepared simply by frothing milk, generally producing generous foam, pouring it into a glass, and adding espresso. The frothing is generally extensive, yielding significant light, "dry" foam, with a layer of liquid milk underneath, rather than the "wet"microfoam used inlatte art.
Alternatively, it may be prepared as a layered drink, with the espresso "gently" poured (most gently out of a smallespresso brew pitcher, over the back of a spoon) so that it forms a layer between the denser liquid milk below and the lighter foam above. In this case a glass is essential for the layers to be visible.
The espresso may be brewed into a standardespresso cup orshot glass and then swiftly dumped in, or may be brewed into a specialized espresso brew pitcher, which makes pouring easier, particularly for layering.[1]
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