What is the possible origin of people putting cream/milk in their coffee ?!
Also - is it North American to put cream/milk in an allongé ? I like mine black, but have noticed alot of people adding it to their allongés and espressos....
Answers: During an argument with a friend as to know which is better - black coffee straight up or cream/milk in coffee, I pondered about the origin of putting cream/milk in our coffee.
Also - is it North American to put cream/milk in an allongé ? I like mine black, but have noticed alot of people adding it to their allongés and espressos....
In Italy, the birthplace of epresso, one only puts milk in their coffee in the morning (a latte or cappuccino). The drink is usually accompanied by a small sweet. :-) A latte or cappuccino is never ordered during the day.
Adding milk to the drink in the AM might just make the coffee more of a meal as Italians (and the French) tend to have a very, very small pastry before they start their day. It also makes the bitterness a little easier to bear in the am when your stomach may be a bit quesy. :-)
I'm with you...when drinking regular drip coffee, I prefer it black.
It is a victorian british trait, they added sugar and cream to their tea and modern british people very rarely drink coffee or tea without milk and a large number also have sugar.
Different people aquire different tastes
