Macchiato, Mazagran and Mélange

Coffees

By www.BuyOrganicCoffee.org

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Three interesting coffee beverages

are macchiato, mazagran and

mélange.

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All are best made with healthy

organic coffee. Here is a bit of info

about each of them.

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Macchiato

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The name of this coffee drink

means stained.

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It is essentially espresso with just a

dash of foamed milk.

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It is similar to but stronger than a

cappuccino.

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Milk is foamed directly into the

espresso cup and the espresso is

added.

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Cocoa is usually sprinkled over the

top. A long macchiato has two shots of

espresso and a little extra water and a

short macchiato has one shot of

espresso and less water.

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Mazagran

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This is a cold coffee drink. It came

from Algeria where it is served in a tall

glass.

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Mazagran consists of coffee poured

over ice with the addition of various

amounts of sugar, rum, lemon or extra

water.

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Mélange

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This is a popular drink in Europe,

particularly the Netherlands, Austria

and Switzerland.

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It originated in the 1700s as a café

drink in Austria and is often called

Wiener Mélange, Wein being the

German word for Vienna.

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Make mélange by combining equal

amount s of espresso and steamed

milk plus milk foam.

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Always Organic

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Our preference is for organic coffee

and or all organic ingredients.

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For help finding organic ingredients

visit this link.

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Like organic coffee, other organic

foods are certified by the United

States Department of Agriculture, the

USDA.

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If you are in doubt about where to find

organic ingredients follow the links on

the organic ingredient site.

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If you are in doubt about what

constitutes an organic food or drink

read the excerpt from the USDA web

site.

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Start with Espresso

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Most coffee beverages are variations

on coffee house coffee and start with

espresso.

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Espresso is very concentrated coffee

that retains a lot of dissolved as well

as suspended solids from the roasted

coffee bean.

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It is made by forcing steam (boiling

water) through fine ground coffee.

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It has a thicker feel because of the

suspended solids and foam because

of the pressurized steam.

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Espresso concentrates the flavors of

coffee and is served in a small cup,

usually an ounce (30 cc).

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A cup of espresso typically has

between 40 and 75 milligrams of

caffeine while a standard cup of

percolated coffee contains about twice

this much but in an 8 ounce cup.

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Thus coffee house coffee espresso is

about four times more concentrated

than the cup of coffee that you had a

home for breakfast.

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Because espresso contains more

coffee per ounce also contains more

organic coffee antioxidants if you

insist on organic for your espresso.

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Here are the basic coffee house

coffees made from espresso.

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Americano

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Americano is a coffee house coffee

made from espresso and diluted with

water.

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This goes back to the World War II era

and after when GI’s who were used to

Mom’s home perked or boiled coffee

asked the barista to add water to their

espresso to make it less strong. Think

“weak espresso.”

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Breve and Latte

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Both of these are made with espresso

and foam.

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Latte is made with steamed milk and

breve is made with half and half.

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For latte think “coffee with milk” or

café au lait and for breve think “coffee

with milk and cream.”

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Cappuccino

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Cappuccino is made with espresso

plus hot milk plus lots of steamed

foam.

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Mocha

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Mocha is for coffee and chocolate

lovers. It is made with espresso plus

chocolate syrup plus milk.