Flat White
- dy1229
- Mar 27, 2018
- 2 min read
Updated: Apr 7, 2018
More and more cafes are having flat whites on their menus. What then is a flat white?
A flat white is a coffee beverage prepared by pouring micro-foam(steamed milk from the bottom of a pitcher) over a single or double shot of espresso. The flat white may look like a small latte, but there's more to it.
The main difference between a latte and a flat white is the ratio of milk and espresso.
The flat white has less milk than a latte and usually a bit less foam on top. Unlike many people think, the flat white does have foam on top.
The key to a proper flat white is microfoam—milk steamed using a steaming wand to create frothed milk with bubbles so tiny they are barely discernible. Correctly pouring and steaming microfoam is essential to blending a flat white correctly. To prevent the milk from breaking into bubbles, it must be steamed at a consistent temperature spread evenly throughout the liquid.
This luxurious microfoam provides a subtle creamy taste, allowing coffee to be the true star of the flat white.
What's the difference between flat white, latte, and cappuccino?
Flat white vs Cappuccino.
Cappuccino features a thick layer of foam, while a flat white requires milk to be blended in with the drink, creating a silky texture.
A flat white is the opposite of a dry cappuccino. Dry cappuccinos result in thick, frothy foam and no liquid milk, while a flat white results in zero frothiness, and rich, velvety milk.
Cappuccino features stiff foam and feels like drinking bubbles with a bed of coffee hidden at the bottom. Drinking a Flat white tastes like a more delicious version of plain espresso.
Cappuccino is a 6 oz beverage, Flat White is a 5 1/12 oz beverage.
Flat white vs Latte
Flat White has less froth and milk than a latte.
The milk used in flat whites is velvety and not diluted with foam, this results in a stronger drink that uses a smaller serving size to deliver the same amount of coffee.
While lattes are generally served in glass, flat whites are best appreciated when served from a ceramic cup.
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