Comments on: Cappuccino, Macchiato, Espresso Doppio, Joe Clark and Roger Johansson http://www.thepickards.co.uk/index.php/200610/cappuccino-macchiato-espresso-doppio-joe-clark-and-roger-johansson/ standards, accessibility, and ranting and general stuff by the web chemist Sat, 04 Oct 2008 17:42:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Alexander Shaw http://www.thepickards.co.uk/index.php/200610/cappuccino-macchiato-espresso-doppio-joe-clark-and-roger-johansson/#comment-26086 Alexander Shaw Sat, 02 Feb 2008 21:01:03 +0000 http://www.thepickards.co.uk/index.php/200610/cappuccino-macchiato-espresso-doppio-joe-clark-and-roger-johansson/#comment-26086 Americano - I was told by a Scots-Italian girl I used to work with was a word coined in World War Two. When the Americans were in Italy they couldn't take the espresso because it was too strong. They had it topped up with water, and it was named after them. To my knowledge coffee was around for about 400 years in this country before that so I object to be told in Beanscene that a white coffee is a white americano or latte. Its not. Americano - I was told by a Scots-Italian girl I used to work with was a word coined in World War Two. When the Americans were in Italy they couldn’t take the espresso because it was too strong. They had it topped up with water, and it was named after them.

To my knowledge coffee was around for about 400 years in this country before that so I object to be told in Beanscene that a white coffee is a white americano or latte. Its not.

]]> By: Joe Clark http://www.thepickards.co.uk/index.php/200610/cappuccino-macchiato-espresso-doppio-joe-clark-and-roger-johansson/#comment-394 Joe Clark Tue, 24 Oct 2006 22:08:02 +0000 http://www.thepickards.co.uk/index.php/200610/cappuccino-macchiato-espresso-doppio-joe-clark-and-roger-johansson/#comment-394 No, I wasn’t grumpy at all. And I had three very good cups o’ espresso. It’s just a question of ambience and attitude. No, I wasn’t grumpy at all. And I had three very good cups o’ espresso. It’s just a question of ambience and attitude.

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