The phrase ‘macchiato’ comes from the Italian ‘stained’, referring to the espresso which stains the milk, or the milk which stains the espresso.
Saying this, we think macchiato can also be a fantastic drink to add to your repertoire and taste buds, in its own right! What does macchiato mean?
#TRADITIONAL MACCHIATO FULL#
You’ll get the full caffeine quantity that you would in a normal espresso, but this is tempered with the addition of foamed milk, which you can have in a variety of stages – super foamy, almost like a coffee float, or added in to ease the espresso hit. We love to recommend macchiato as an ideal coffee recipe to transition with if you are dabbling in drinks and want to eventually savour the pure flavour of espresso but need easing in. In a traditional short version of the drink, you are essentially looking at an espresso topped with foamed milk, but the mixture of two drinks means it’s a lot more exciting than that! It’s a classic, but often overlooked, recipe which deserves attention. Think of your macchiato (or caffe macchiato, if you’re going authentically Italian) as the best bits of cappuccino and espresso combined joining espresso with foamed milk to create a drink which is quicker to drink and stronger than a cappuccino, but avoids that immediate espresso buzz due to being tempered by the frothing milk. You’ve likely heard of it or even seen it on the menu, but have you tried it, or better yet, do you know what goes into it when made authentically? Here’s your chance to expand your repertoire, and enjoy a new cup of coffee while you’re at it (hint: it does not need caramel sauce!).
The humble but brilliant macchiato, however, is a simple but brilliantly authentic drink that we think you should learn more about. A lot of coffee recipes with ‘ato’ and ‘ino’ are thrown around these days, so it can be a bit of a minefield. You might even have made your first attempt in creating some of the coffee at home recipes we’ve shared of late – but we all have those coffee names that baffle us a bit. We’re all familiar with the coffee shop standards: cappuccino, espresso, latte.
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