What is the difference between a latte and a cafe au lait?

Answer 1

Explain the difference between an espresso, latte, cappuccino and Cafe Au Lait. Help!

Espresso

This is a very fine ground coffee that is packed into a portafilter and inserted into an espresso machine. Water that is heated to 190-197 degrees Fahrenheit is forced under 8-10 atmospheres of pressure through the portafilter of fine coffee to produce --viola!-- 1-2 ounces of espresso. And do not feel bad about calling someone out when they say, "expresso", because there is no "X" in espresso.

Hint A good way to tell if your espresso is of high quality is the color and consistency of the cream. If you add sugar, it should sit on top of the cream for 15-30 secs.

Latte

A latte is something North Americans have made popular. In Europe, a latte would tend to be considered something you would serve to your children. When made properly I consider a latte to be a delicious drink. Many people confuse the latte with the cappucino. A latte is espresso in combination with steamed milk. To give you an idea of ingredient ratios, a 16oz. drink would be 2-3oz. of espresso and the rest steamed milk.

Hint: I consider a good latte to be a "blended" drink. A good barista will incorporate foam, steamed milk, and espresso together giving the drink a blended taste and a marbleized texture.

Cappuccino

This drink is often confused with a Latte, but in essence they are different drinks. The common cappuccino is made in 1/3 proportions. This means a proper cappucino is 1/3 espresso, 1/3 "steamed" milk, and 1/3 "frothed" milk. The espresso and steamed milk are poured together and the frothed milk is scooped on top. This drink is very subjective in my opinion, and can be ordered several different ways.

Hint: I think this drink is a good test of how good a barista actually is, and be forwarned if you do not like formy-ness order a latte...

Cafe Au Lait

This one is easy and straight forward. 50% Dark Coffee: 50% Steamed Milk.

Hint: The only factors here are tasty coffee and fresh milk. Don't let them use milk left over from their last drink. You want unsteamed, fresh, cold milk.

-This article was written by Andrew Anderson of High Rise Coffee Roasters in Colorado Springs. His web site is: High Rise Coffee.com.

Answer 2

Cafe Au Lait Vs Latte

Answer 3

Latte means milk in Italian.
Cafe' au lait means coffee with milk in French.

Answer 4

The difference between cafe latte and cafe au lait is the fact that the former beverage is Italian in origin and the latter is French. ...
Also, typically the French Cafe au Lait is actually made with strong brewed coffee and not espresso.This is the only difference

Answer 5

A latte (or cafe latte) is 1 or 2 shots of expresso with steamed milk, a cafe au lait is half a cup of coffee with half a cup of steamed milk

Answer 6

What Is Cafe Au Lait

Answer 7

a latte is made with espresso and steamed milk. A latte is exactly like a cappuccino except that it has very little foam.
A Cafe Au Lait is made with coffee and steamed milk.

Answer 8

Latte is italian - it is expresso with steamed milk. When most italians drink "coffee," they mean expresso.

Cafe au lait is french - it is coffee with milk.

Answer 9

cafe au lait is coffee with milk (more coffee, less milk) latte is more milk less coffee (but the coffee is concentrated - espresso)
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Answer 10

Café au lait
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Café au lait, literally "coffee on milk", is a French coffee drink.

It is served famously at Morning Call, Café du Monde and coffee shops throughout the area in and around New Orleans, Louisiana, where the drink uses coffee combined with roasted chicory root. The fortified coffee is then mixed in equal amounts with hot milk. [1]

In many other American coffeehouses, a café au lait is simply a latte with strong drip brewed or French pressed coffee substituted for espresso, though a French roast or similarly dark coffee may be the base of the beverage. This is also often the case with the German variation of the drink, Milchkaffee ("milk coffee"). In addition, the term "misto" (litterally, "mixed") is often used to refer to a café au lait.

Latte
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"Latte" or "Cafe latte"A latte is a type of coffee drink made with hot milk.


[edit] Italian origin 'Caffè e latte'/'Caffèllatte'
In Italian latte (IPA: [ˈlat˺te], anglicised as IPA: /ˈlɑː(ˌ)teɪ/) is simply the word for milk.

What in English-speaking countries is now called a latte would be referred to in Italy as "caffè e latte" (commonly "caffèllatte" - with two l's because of raddoppiamento sintattico), literally "coffee and milk", similar to the French "café au lait". As recently as 1980, if you ordered a "latte" in an Italian coffeehouse in North America, you would expect to get a glass of milk —and if you ordered a "caffèllatte," you would get a beverage with far less milk in it than what has now come to be called a "latte."


[edit] Current use
Outside Italy since the early 1980s, a latte is prepared with approximately one third espresso and two-thirds steamed milk. Thus it has more milk than a cappuccino, and has a milder, milkier taste.

The evolution of this term (and this particular form of the beverage) is relatively recent and probably dates from the spread of the 1980s Seattle coffee craze to the rest of the United States (and beyond) via the growth of Seattle-based Starbucks. Some cafés create designs in frothed milk atop a latte.

A latte can be differentiated between a cappuccino and a flat white by the proportion of milk to froth. A latte is recognised as having about one-third espresso and one centimetre of froth exhibiting latte art, with the remainder of the beverage being steamed milk. A cappuccino will hold about one-third froth, one-third steamed milk and one third espresso. A flat white will hold no froth, with the serving container filled about one-third espresso and the rest with steamed milk.


[edit] Serving styles
In some establishments, lattes are served in a glass on a saucer with a napkin which can be used to hold the (sometimes hot) glass.
A latte is sometimes served in a bowl.
The complicated pricing schemes offered by some establishments have led to the practice of ghetto latte (sometimes called bootleg latte), whereby some customers use the free milk and other condiments to convert a cheaper latte to a more expensive one.
In Asia and North America, lattes have been combined with Asian teas. Coffee and tea shops now offer hot or iced latte versions of chai, matcha (Japanese powdered green tea), and Royal milk tea.

in other words, not much difference at all, other than the french tradition of adding chicory to the espresso or coffee.