What is the difference between a flat white and a cappuccino?
Someone on StumbleUpon.com who tagged EspressoCoffeeSnobs today posed that question, so here is the answer. The difference is in the amount of micro-foamed milk that is placed on the top of the coffee. Actually, a flat-white is closer to a latte than it is to a cappuccino. Anyhow, when making a cappuccino, first of all, the milk is steamed and sufficiently volumized. You then pour milk from the bottom of the milk pitcher into the espresso until about 1/3 of the cup is full, and then layer the foam on top so that it comes over the top of the cup. That’s a cappuccino – an espresso drink with lots of the foamy milk on top. When making a flat white, after the milk has been steamed, let it rest for about about a minute (that’s why I suggest you prepare the milk first before you pull the espresso in my more detailed instructions on preparing milk for espresso coffee drinks), so that the milk has time to rest. Just before pouring the milk into the espresso, fold the fluffy micro-foam milk tha
