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17.02.2011, 12:21
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Hello People,
I wonder if you would be kind enough to answer a small question for me. I have never had a cup of coffeee in my life, I don't like the taste. However I have often had to order for others, who don't speak the local language and I should perhaps be a bit more sure what I am ordering on their behalf.
An Expresso - that's clear!
Kaffee Creme - can you tell me what this is in German speaking and French speaking Switzerland - and Germany and France for that matter - I always presumed it was with cream but now find out in German speaking Switzerland it is a black coffee, just a bit bigger than an expresso.
I think it is also refered to as Schümli in CH?
Kaffee americano, is the larger coffee, made with more water but I don't
think I have ever heard this in CH.
What is a Schale? (Spelling?) - coffee with hot milk? If so what is a coffee with cold milk and what is a milchkaffee?
I know what a cappucino is!
Many thanks for your input!
Gruss
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17.02.2011, 12:45
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Americano is an espresso shot with added hot water (varying amounts). Cafe creme is a shot that's been pulled to a larger volume; not a good thing in most coffee geek's minds as the grounds will be overextracted killing the flavor. However cafe creme seems to be much more popular than Americano- maybe a name issue?
No idea what a schale is  .
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27.02.2011, 17:39
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Americano is how in Ticino/Italy people call a "normal" international coffe which is longer than an espresso.
Shale in CH is a long coffee with hot milk, kind of a cappuccino but without foam.
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27.02.2011, 17:57
| | Re: Coffee question | Quote: | |  | | | What is a Schale? (Spelling?) - coffee with hot milk? If so what is a coffee with cold milk and what is a milchkaffee? | | | | | If you would settle for Italian names, I think a Schale is a Machiatto Caldo. With cold milk, it would be a Machiatto Fredo,
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27.02.2011, 18:07
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| | Re: Coffee question | Quote: | |  | | | If you would settle for Italian names, I think a Schale is a Machiatto Caldo. With cold milk, it would be a Machiatto Fredo, | | | | | Cafe machiatto is always with a small amount of milk, i,e, a few drops (macchie).
Latte machiatto is the same amount of coffee as a cafe machiatto, but with a lot of milk.
Tom
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27.02.2011, 18:09
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| | Re: Coffee question | Quote: | |  | | | Shale in CH is a long coffee with hot milk, kind of a cappuccino but without foam. | | | | | I have never heard of that - In Geneva when I wanted one of those I was told to ask for a Renverse, and always got one
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27.02.2011, 18:14
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A Schale is just a caffe latte, or milchkaffee. Hot and milky, but neither as milky as a latte macchiatto nor as frothy as a cappucino.
How these terms relate to actual Italian coffee terms is anyone's guess, of course. I'm just using them the way they use them at Spettacolo. | The following 2 users would like to thank for this useful post: | | 
27.02.2011, 18:41
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No idea what a schale is . | | | | | a Schale is the same long shot but added a LOT of hot milk. Ykes.. says the coffe lover in me...
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27.02.2011, 19:04
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| | Re: Coffee question | Quote: | |  | | | a Schale is the same long shot but added a LOT of hot milk. Ykes.. says the coffe lover in me... | | | | | Round here, quite a lot less milk (but same amount of coffee) than in what is called a latte machiatto, which makes it quite a lot cheaper than a latte machiatto | This user would like to thank ecb for this useful post: | |
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