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Café au lait (/ ˌ k æ f eɪ oʊ ˈ l eɪ, k æ ˌ f eɪ, k ə-/; French: [kafe o lɛ]; French for "coffee with milk") is coffee with hot milk added. It differs from white coffee, which is coffee with cold milk or other whiteners added. In France it is typically served as a breakfast drink, often as a large portion in a handleless bowl.
The name frappé ('punched', figuratively 'shaken') comes from French, which describes drinks chilled with ice. [10] Beginning in the 19th century, a variety of cold coffee drinks named café frappé (à la glace) are documented, some similar to slushies [11] [12] and others more like iced coffee.
The Coffee Bearer by John Frederick Lewis (1857) Kaffa kalid coffeepot, by French silversmith François-Thomas Germain, 1757, silver with ebony handle, Metropolitan Museum of Art. The history of coffee dates back centuries, first from its origin in Ethiopia and later in Yemen. It was already known in Mecca in the 15th century.
A tasse filled with coffee. A tasse à café (French pronunciation: [tɑs‿a kafe], coffee cup) is a cup, generally of white porcelain and of around 120 ml (4 fl oz), in which coffee is served. [1] [2] It is also sometimes used to serve small portions of rich drinks, such as hot chocolate.
a coffee shop (also used in French for "coffee"). Café au lait café au lait coffee with milk; or a light-brown color. In medicine, it is also used to describe a birthmark that is of a light-brown color (café au lait spot). calque a copied term/thing. In linguistics, a loan translation. canard (canard means "duck" in French) an unfounded ...
Preparation of a cup of coffee with a French press. Coffee is brewed by placing coarsely ground coffee in the empty beaker and adding hot water, 93–96 °C (199–205 °F), in proportions of about 30 g (1.1 oz) of coffee grounds to 500 ml (17 US fl oz) of water, more or less to taste. After brewing, the plunger is depressed, holding down the ...
The word coffee in various European languages [10] The most common English spelling of café is the French word for both coffee and coffeehouse; [11] [12] it was adopted by English-speaking countries in the late 19th century. [13] The Italian spelling, caffè, is also sometimes used in English. [14]
In the 1950s, the period of "coffee house death" began, as many famous Viennese coffee houses had to close. This was due to the popularity of television and the appearance of modern espresso bars. [14] [15] Nevertheless, many of these classic Viennese coffee houses still exist. A renewed interest in their tradition and tourism have prompted a ...