There are so many different types of coffee, that everyone will find something that they like. Most coffees are normally made with a coffee machine using espresso, steamed milk and foam.
Here are the top 10 most popular types of coffees:
Latte
Origin: Italy
Main Ingredients: Espresso and Milk
Serving Temperature: Iced or Hot
This is a coffee that is typically prepared at home for breakfast in Italy. First you add the espresso then steamed milk and on top add milk foam
Cappuccino
Origin: Italy
Main Ingredients: Double espresso, steamed milk foam, hot milk
Serving Temperature: Iced or Hot
This is a traditional coffee that is prepared with steamed milk foam also known as microfoam. It is mainly prepared with an espresso machine in order to make the foam.
Espresso
Origin: Italy
Main Ingredients: Boiling water and espresso
Serving Temperature: Hot
To make an espresso, a small amount of boiling water is put under pressure with finely grounded coffee beans. This makes a thicker constancy.
Mocha
Origin: Mocha, Yemen
Main Ingredients: Chocolate, espresso, milk and can add other options
Serving Temperature: Iced or Hot
It is similar to a caffe latte, with espresso and milk but you then add chocolate flavouring and can add some sweetener like syrups or sugar.
Ice Coffee
Origin: Algeria
Main Ingredients: Brewed coffee, ice, milk and can add other options
Serving Temperature: Ice
This is when coffee is brewed cold and then ice is added to make it cooler. Syrup tends to be added to make it have a sweeter flavour.
Frappe
Origin: Greece
Main Ingredients: Ice, water, sugar and instant coffee
Serving Temperature: Iced
Frappe is made from instant coffee where a mixer is used to blend the ingredients together, traditionally Nescafe is used. Starbucks brought a coffee shop in Boston, Massachusetts which combined coffee and a milkshake. By combining them they created what is known as a frappuccino.
Americano
Origin: Italy, Latin America
Main Ingredients: Espresso, and hot water
Serving Temperature: Hot
An Americano is simply made with espresso and hot water, where the strength can vary by the amount of shots of espresso and the amount of water which is added. It normally consists of one or two shots of espresso.
Macchiato
Origin: Italy
Main Ingredients: Espresso and milk
Serving Temperature: Hot
It originally was created by baristas who needed to show that there was a difference between an espresso and an espresso with a bit of milk added. The milk was added to for those who wanted to balance the taste of the coffee and milk and not have the flavour be overwhelming.
Flat White
Origin: Australia
Main Ingredients: Espresso and microfilm (steamed milk)
Serving Temperature: Hot
This is similar to a latte but is made in smaller quantities with less microfoam which makes the espresso flavour dominate.
Cafe Au Lait
Origin: France
Main Ingredients: Coffee, and hot milk
Serving Temperature: Hot
This coffee is different to a white coffee, as hot milk is added to the coffee. The term is French and literally states "coffee with milk'
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