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Espresso (/ ɛ ˈ s p r ɛ s oʊ / ⓘ, Italian: [eˈsprɛsso]) is a concentrated form of coffee produced by forcing hot water under high pressure through finely-ground coffee beans. Originating in Italy, espresso has become one of the most popular coffee-brewing methods worldwide.
A cup of Italian coffee, the famous espresso. Normally, within the espresso bar environment, the term caffè denotes straight espresso. When one orders "un caffè" it is normally enjoyed at the bar, standing. The espresso is always served with a saucer and demitasse spoon, and sometimes with a complimentary wrapped chocolate and a small glass ...
Definition. A cappuccino is a coffee drink that today is typically composed of a single, double, or triple espresso shot and hot milk, with the surface topped with foamed milk. [ 3 ] Cappuccinos are most often prepared with an espresso machine. The espresso is poured into the bottom of the cup, followed by a similar amount of hot milk which is ...
Caffè macchiato (Italian: [kafˈfɛ mmakˈkjaːto]), sometimes called espresso macchiato[1][2] and often shortened to just macchiato in English, is an espresso coffee drink with a small amount of milk, usually foamed. In Italian, macchiato means 'stained' or 'spotted', so the literal translation of caffè macchiato is 'stained coffee' or ...
Lungo (lit. 'long'), known in full in Italian as caffè lungo, is a coffee beverage made by using an espresso machine to make an Italian-style coffee—short black (a single espresso shot) with more water (generally twice as much), resulting in a larger coffee, a lungo. A normal serving of espresso takes from 18 to 30 seconds to pull, and fills ...
Doppio espresso (Italian: [ˈdoppjo]) is a double shot which is extracted using double the amount of ground coffee in a larger-sized portafilter basket. [1] This results in 60 ml (2.1 imp fl oz; 2.0 US fl oz) of drink, double the amount of a single shot espresso. [2] Doppio is Italian multiplier, meaning 'double'.
Ristretto A double ristretto with the first half of the shot in the glass at the bottom of the image, and the second half in the glass on the right. Ristretto (Italian: [risˈtretto]), [1] known in full in Italian as caffè ristretto, is a "short shot" (20 ml (0.7 imp fl oz; 0.7 US fl oz) from a double basket) of a highly concentrated espresso coffee.
Caffè d'orzo (pronounced [kafˌfɛ dˈdɔrdzo]; Italian for ' barley coffee '), often shortened to simply orzo, is a type of hot drink, originating in Italy. Orzo is a caffeine -free roasted grain beverage made from ground barley (orzo in Italian, from Latin hordeum). [1] It is an espresso -style drink, and when prepared from the roasted ...