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word’ed: cortado

A cortado (from the Spanish cortar, known as “Pingo” or “Garoto” in Portugal) is an espresso “cut” with a small amount of warm milk to reduce the acidity. The ratio of milk to coffee is between 1:1 - 1:2, and the milk is added after the espresso. The steamed milk hasn’t much foam, but many baristas make some micro foam to make latte art. It is popular in Spain and Portugal, as well as throughout Latin America, where it is drunk in the afternoon. In Cuba, it is known as a cortadito, and in Catalan it’s called a tallat.

via wikipedia and my trip to the coffee house this afternoon.

DD or Coffee House, and the aftermath

my order: Medium ice coffee, with 2 shots of espresso. No milk.

DD: Espresso doesn’t go in ice coffee. Do you mean you want a turbo? Plus more espresso?

me: Yes.

debt: $4.80

There are no rules for espresso but there should be a law against charging $1.05 for the “shot.”