Latte macchiato

Latte macchiato [' lat ː e ː makja to] ( Italian " stained milk ") is a hot drink made of milk and espresso, which is similar to the latte, but usually contains more milk and prepared with more roasted beans. In Italy, a little espresso is mixed usually in a glass of milk. In the meantime, you can get but in busy tourist areas of the north of the Alps usual version with separate layers.

Preparation

The espresso macchiato is in the original bar placed in a beaker with heated milk. Stratification was not provided. Also decorating with cocoa powder or cinnamon has been added in the course of time for optical reasons. In the German-speaking area of macchiato latte is usually in a tall, narrow glass served and consists of three layers, which should be mixed very little with each other. The bottom layer is hot milk. Then follows a layer consisting of an espresso. The top layer consists of milk foam. The coffee has a smaller density than the lactose -containing milk and is therefore more. The foam, which in turn consists of denatured protein moieties of the milk and contains a lot of air remains above the espresso. In dairy milk therefore promote increased yeast and soy shares the foaming and buoyancy.

The coffee is served in the restaurant with a long-handled spoon ( sometimes using a ice cream spoon ). In Italy, the country of origin, the Latte macchiato is traditionally served with a straw. By this technique, the various layers of the drinking beverage are not mixed.

Genus and pronunciation

According to the dictionary is both the latte macchiato (since the Italian word latte masculine gender has ) and the latte macchiato (as the German equivalent milk feminine gender has ) correctly. Although the double -c macchiato to pronunciation " ch " seduced, is " makkiato " spoken. For the h is responsible, which should not be forgotten in the typeface.

Cultural Significance

Latte macchiato is often used as a symbol for trend-conscious new urbanites Creative middle class and young parents generation in trendy districts, and consequently also pejoratively regarded as fashionable drink of yuppies and sarcastic as a symbol and accompanying drink of gentrification; Stereotypes that are caricatured Macchiato among others by comedians like Rainald Grebe and Philip Tägert or in the musical Mama. Affected districts in this context often referred to as " latte macchiato district " respectively " latte macchiato Kiez".

The term " latte macchiato parents " or specifically " latte macchiato mothers " define trend and future researcher a market- relevant target group that would like to integrate a conscious urban lifestyle into the family life.