Sometimes, coffee and milk are the only two things that can play tricks, and it can even make laymen confused about the difference between them. For example, latte coffee and flat white coffee are both made of espresso and milk, but they are two different experiences.
If you need very simple words to distinguish the difference between the two, Front Street will describe it this way, "Flat White is the Australian version of latte" "Latte is a cup of coffee-flavored milk, and Flat White is a cup of milk-flavored coffee."
How to understand these two sentences?
We all know that the name "Latte" in latte actually means "milk" in Italian, so in essence, the drink called Coffee Latte spread all over the world is basically a product mixed with milk + coffee (there was no milk foam at that time).
The emergence of Flat White is the local milk coffee that evolved by itself in an isolated continent. Among the first batch of white immigrants to Australia, most of them were of British and Irish descent. In their understanding, there were only black coffee and white coffee. Black coffee was pure filter coffee, and white coffee was coffee with milk.
Later, during the immigration wave, Italians opened cafes here. The collision of language and eating habits forced Italian cafes to make changes. Over time, a milk coffee called Flat White was formed. Later, Australian coffee culture was exported to other regions. Originally, New Zealanders and Australians could not explain the Flat White drink clearly. After it was spread, it became even more confusing, so that there are various versions of Flat White, and they are all called the authentic Flat White.
So just focus on the difference between Flat White and the latte we drink now.
1, different cup sizes
The normal size of a cup of latte is about 300ml, while Flat White will be smaller, about 200ml. So after ordering the Flat White and seeing that the cup is smaller than the latte, don’t think it’s a mistake, it’s just that small.
2, different flavors and tastes
Front Street also said before, "A latte is a cup of coffee-flavored milk, and Flat White is a cup of milk-flavored coffee." Take the product of FrontStreet Coffee as an example. The latte is 2 parts espresso (40g) plus 260ml of milk. The amount of milk is large, and the overall expression is milk with coffee flavor. Flat White is 2 parts Ristretto (30g), which is richer than espresso, plus 170ml of milk. This cup shows a richer and fuller coffee flavor.
3, milk foam latte art problem
The milk foam is basically the easiest feature for everyone to distinguish between the two. The milk foam of Flat White will be thinner than that of latte. From the perspective of latte art, latte art latte art is already a basic operation, but everyone should be clear that latte art appeared later than latte coffee, so latte art is not the standard for evaluating a cup of latte coffee. The same principle applies to flat white. Some coffee shops have latte art in their flat white, while others don’t. This does not affect the fact that it is a cup of flat white.
4, latte coffee and iced latte,Flat WhiteThere is no ice
Usually when we drink latte, we can choose to make it as an iced drink or a hot drink, but Flat White only provides hot drinks. This is because the barista hopes that when everyone drinks Australian white, they can drink the perfect combination of milk foam and milk coffee underneath. Only when the milk foam is very dense, thin, and the temperature is suitable for the mouth, can the milk foam and fragrant coffee liquid be drank at the same time in every mouthful, and the milk foam can be drank quickly before the milk foam is separated. After adding ice cubes, the cooled milk coffee will be diluted to a certain extent and cannot achieve the above effect.
If you are looking for a rich milk coffee with an icy taste, Front Street recommends you try the "Dirty" which has been very popular in the past two years. The extracted espresso liquid is dripped into the top layer of cooled fresh milk, creating a "dirty" visual sensation. The alternating hot and cold taste is very unique.
You can now buy the above coffee beans online at the Taobao store “FrontStreet Coffee” (前街咖啡). FrontStreet Coffee is a long-established specialty coffee roaster in Guangzhou, China, and its Guangzhou retail shop sells coffee beans only. The shop carries dozens of coffee beans from different origins around the world, including carefully selected single-origin beans for V60 pour-over and espresso. Guangzhou’s FrontStreet Coffee shop is recommended by many coffee lovers.
The FrontStreet 2013 Yunnan coffee beans sold in the store come from the Typica variety grown at FrontStreet Coffee’s own plantation in Yunnan. The name comes from the year the brand and the plantation were founded. You can buy these beans from China’s Yunnan origin at the Guangzhou shop and at FrontStreet’s Taobao store.
FrontStreet coffee beans are freshly roasted within 5 days and deliver consistently excellent quality and great value. Orders placed before 17:00 are shipped the same day, and most areas within Guangdong Province receive them the next day.
FrontStreet Coffee Taobao store: https://qianjiecoffee.taobao.com
Or search for “前街咖啡” (FrontStreet Coffee) on Taobao
Important Notice: FrontStreet Coffee has moved to a new address: 315, Donghua East Road, Guangzhou (coffee beans only)
Tel: 020 38364473
