In Catalonia, the drink in the local Catalan language is Tallat, which is a direct translation of cortado. In the context that it is used short is more accurate as this is exactly what the drink is, a short coffee. Literally, cortado translates directly to cut, from the Spanish verb cortar, meaning to cut. I’d go as far as saying that since the drink has its origins in the Basque Country, that it is the national coffee drink. The drink is one of the most popular in Spanish coffee culture alongside a café con leche, which is slightly different from a latte. To be more precise, the type of milk is steamed but not frothed, and thus is texturized milk. Trust me, it is one of my favorite Spanish brews, and one I have made thousands of times, every single time it is a double espresso with the same amount of steamed milk. With all respects, having lived in Spain for 12 years of my life and worked in a few coffee shops I can tell you that a Spanish cortado coffee is made with a double espresso and the same amount of steamed milk. While you will see some great coffee blogs and websites describe it as a single espresso with an equal amount of steamed milk. Often in Cuba a cortado is made with sugar pre-mixed into the beverage as it is getting made or with condensed milk to mask the taste of the particularly strong coffee. MacchiatoĪ cortado, pronounced Kor-Tah-Doe, is a coffee beverage that you will find in every Spanish coffee house and many more across Latin America in countries like Cuba, where the drink is every so slightly different. Milk after meals, any time after midday is a big no in Italy, which is what this drink was born out of, a cheeky dash of milk in an otherwise strong tasting shot of espresso, it takes the edge off of what is a strong black coffee. The name of the drink translates to stain, hence why only a stain of milk is used. Typically, Italian baristas use only a teaspoon of steamed milk. Only a dash, to be more accurate, a stain of milk is used. Let’s talk about these two distinct coffee drinks, their differences, which should be clear just how different they are when you finish reading the descriptions of each drink.Ī macchiato, pronounced Mah-Key-Ah-Toe, is an Italian coffee beverage that is made with a shot of espresso and the highest ratio of espresso to milk that any other coffee drink has. 6 Final Thoughts – Macchiato Vs Cortado.5.6 Is A Cortado Same As Café Con Leche?.
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