What is a latte?!
What is a latte?
The questions and answers talk about a latte and flavors, but no one says what in the world one is. I have never seen one listed in this part of the country.
Answers:
Try at starbucks or caribou coffee. But basically a plain latte is about a 50/50 mix coffee.milk or cream
Italian origin 'Caffè e latte'/'Caffèllatte'
What in English-speaking countries is now called a latte, or even more incorrectly a latté, would be referred to in Italy as "caffè e latte" (in colloquial Italian "caffèllatte" - with two "l"s because of raddoppiamento sintattico), literally "coffee and milk", similar to the French "café au lait" and the Spanish "café con leche" . Caffèllatte is today part of the defined international coffee menu, besides cappuccino and espresso. The Italian origin is still the inspiration, but the US and European ways of serving may differ (bean roast/amount of milk). In Europe, it is also common to use the french term "Café au lait", while in the US this is defined as regular coffee with warm milk. As recently as 1980, if you ordered a "latte" in an Italian coffeehouse in North America, you would expect to get a glass of milk ―and if you ordered a "caffèllatte," you would get a beverage with far less milk in it than has now come to be called a "latte."
latte literally means milk. lately latte (wrongly) refers to caffe latte (cafe au lait)--which is basically a mix of equal amount of milk and coffee.
A latte is an espresso drink that consists of espresso and milk.
it's simply an espresso shot (1 or more depending on size of drink and # of shots desired) combined with steamed milk.
Add syrups to create different flavor lattes (Vanilla Latte for example).
For an iced latte, use espresso, cold milk and ice.