Macchiato is a coffee drink, made out of espresso with a small amount of milk.
'Macchiato' simply means
'marked' or 'stained', and
in the case of caffè
macchiato, this means
literally 'espresso stained/
marked with milk'.
Traditionally it is made
with one shot of espresso,
and the small amount of
added milk was the 'stain'.
However, later the 'mark'
or 'stain' came to refer to
the foamed milk that was
put on top to indicate the
beverage has a little milk
in it, usually about a
teaspoon. In fact, a caffè
macchiato in Portuguese is
named café pingado
which means coffee with
a drop , the drop of milk.
macchiato, this means
literally 'espresso stained/
marked with milk'.
Traditionally it is made
with one shot of espresso,
and the small amount of
added milk was the 'stain'.
However, later the 'mark'
or 'stain' came to refer to
the foamed milk that was
put on top to indicate the
beverage has a little milk
in it, usually about a
teaspoon. In fact, a caffè
macchiato in Portuguese is
named café pingado
which means coffee with
a drop , the drop of milk.