Tag: milk

• Latte vs. Cappuccino vs. Flat White

  The real difference between a latte, cappuccino, and flat white — milk ratios, foam texture, cup sizes, caffeine, and a comparison table that explains the entire cafe menu.

• Macchiato and Cortado: Small but Mighty

  The espresso macchiato and the cortado explained — espresso "marked" with foam vs. espresso "cut" 1:1 with warm milk, plus the latte macchiato and why the Starbucks macchiato is a different drink entirely.

• Milk Steaming and Latte Art

  How to steam milk properly — the science of microfoam, the two-phase stretch-and-texture technique, target temperatures, which milk to use, and a step-by-step guide to pouring your first latte art heart.

• Mocha and Flavored Lattes

  How the cafe mocha works — chocolate plus espresso plus steamed milk — where the name really comes from, syrup conventions and quantities, and how any flavored drink is built on the latte template.

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