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[–] [email protected] 44 points 9 months ago (1 children)

These are the laziest Pokemon designs I have ever seen.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Palworld thread is that way, friend ->

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

I tried to get there once, but kept getting distracted by collecting new Pals!

[–] [email protected] 32 points 9 months ago (23 children)

Why is chocolate milk on this graphic but not regular (non-espresso) coffee? The chocolate milk is the only thing without espresso in it.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

There is no "non-espresso" coffee in Italy. You're basically describing how the Americano came to be.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 9 months ago

If that's the reason, I guess the graphic would be better labeled as "Drinks available in Italian cafes".

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago

Do they call chocolate milk a type of coffee in Italy?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I don't understand what you mean by "regular (non-espresso) coffee".

[–] [email protected] 12 points 9 months ago

Espresso is coffee brewed by forcing water through the grounds at high pressure. As opposed to "regular" coffee made in something like a drip coffee maker, pour over cone, or French press.

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 9 months ago

My favorite coffee is chocolate milk

[–] [email protected] 16 points 9 months ago (3 children)

What they've called a "Glace" I've always heard called Affogato

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Vietnamese Iced Coffee (Cà Phê Sữa Dá)

Ice
Ice
Ice
Coconut milk
Condensed milk
Espresso
[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

I've personally have never heard of coconut milk in cà phê sữa đá (iced [condensed] milk coffee) before.

You must be thinking about cà phê dừa (coconut coffee), which usually has coconut milk and condensed milk

Though a hot small cup of cà phê trứng (egg coffee) is the best. You beat egg yolk into condensed milk and sugar, and then pour it into coffee. And it's so nice and creamy

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 9 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I used to be all about a latte macchiato with an extra shot, then I got hooked on café con leche. After I returned home I found out a flat white is as close as you can get, without being a jerk who explains their custom order to every barista.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Hate it when I order a Ristretto but the waiter brings an espresso. Great, now I am 5% more energized than I wanted to be

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I know this is a joke but as a burgeoning espresso snob, I can’t help myself from explaining:

A ristretto’s importance is in its stronger coffee flavor. It’s the same amount of coffee, but with less water run through the grounds. In a standard espresso, that last little bit of coffee added beyond a ristretto pull is much more watery, and so it mellows out the flavor. A ristretto is sharper and more of a punch. In my opinion, its most effective use is in a flat white, in which the aim is to remove as much water from the equation as possible and really let the coffee flavor shine through into the smaller amount of milk. Both ingredients’ flavors are more apparent in a flat white than in, say, a latte, which is in some regards a watered down flat white.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago

Neat. This has more than one seen on other charts. I guess only Italian variations, though? I was looking for cortado, but it's Spanish. It's most similar to the flat white but with 50/50 espresso and milk

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)

They missed mine,

2tsp dark brown sugar 8 drops of vanilla extract 1/2 tsp chocolate powder 4 shots espresso made with the other ingredients already in the cup Lightly stir

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago (2 children)
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[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago (3 children)

The Irish Coffee is wrong though. The whiskey goes in first, then the coffee.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Cool graphic. Thanks for posting it.

I'm an Americano dude, myself.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Try titrating your way down slowly to a lungo, I bet you won't be disappointed once you get there.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Is the only difference between a Con Panna and a Vienna Coffee the size of the cup?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

Here’s a blog that explains, and basically yes: https://www.brewcoffeehome.com/espresso-con-panna/

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Wait, it's all just espresso?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

Chocolate milk.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Excuse me I specifically asked for a cappuccino, and this tastes like a cafe latte

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I thought a latte was supposed to have steamed milk and a cappuccino had frothed milk...

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

A shorthand I was taught is "latte = a lot-tae of milk", otherwise same ingredients I guess.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

No, its in Greece

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

Lungo is my jam.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Espresso gang

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (3 children)

I like the graphic but it needs to expand beyond espresso.

Cafezinho: Boil water and sugar, add coffee grounds, strain and serve.

Turkish coffee: Like cafezinho but not strained. Optionally add cardamom.

Cowboy coffee / backpacker's special: Cheap coarse-ground coffee, boiled and served unstrained. A little chewy but it does the job.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago

Junkie coffee: Snort a line of ground coffee, inject some hot water into your forearm

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

Martian coffee: Hot water with a vicodin crushed up in it

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Is a Romano as unpleasant as it looks? I'm having a hard time understanding the appeal.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Many coffees have a natural fruitiness, and lemon helps to bring it out.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

I saw something on YouTube about pulling a shot of espresso and then adding ice and I think a little water and using the steam wand on this mix. You end up with a nitro coffee like drink. Might have to try it.

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