Writer's Workshop - Coffee

I'm not a coffee drinker.

I'm a latte drinker.

My father-in-law was asking me,

recently,

what the difference was.

"A latte has a lot of milk?"

So I thought,

I'd use MamaKat's prompt

to learn the difference.

Coffee is brewed by mixing ground 

coffee beans with hot water,

steeping it,

then straining out the coffee grounds. 

It's drunk either black,

with/without some sugar, 

and possibly a small bit of milk

or cream. 

Espresso is also made with the same

coffee beans,

but darker roasts are used

to give a more intense flavour,

and the ground is finer.

Espressos also use an espresso machine. 

It has a more intense flavour than coffee,

which helps explain the teeny weeny

cups.

Oh, and no milk or cream is added!

Cappuccino is made with equal parts

espresso and milk,

where the milk is frothed

which basically doubles the original

volume of the milk.

This foam is then poured

over the espresso. 

Latte is also made with espresso.

This time twice as much milk

as espresso is used.

The milk is heated

using a steam wand.

The hot milk and espresso

are poured together. 

Whatever foam may have been formed

during the steaming process

is poured over the top. 

And now,

I want a latte!