{"id":990,"date":"2014-12-02T09:25:04","date_gmt":"2014-12-02T09:25:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/markylon.co.uk\/blog\/?p=990"},"modified":"2014-12-02T09:25:04","modified_gmt":"2014-12-02T09:25:04","slug":"flat-white-vs-latte","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/markylon.co.uk\/blog\/flat-white-vs-latte\/","title":{"rendered":"Flat White vs Latte"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Flat White vs Latte<\/h1>\n<\/header>\n
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A flat white is not just a small latte. They are very different drinks. If you\u2019re caught in a cafe that doesn\u2019t serve a flat white, then a small latte might be a passable substitute, but they\u2019re not the same drink. The\u00a0flat white vs latte<\/a>\u00a0debate is common in the UK and USA where the Flat White is still new.<\/p>\n

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I drink flat whites and my girlfriend drinks lattes so I\u2019ve seen the difference between the two drinks in cafes across England, France, Spain, Denmark, USA, New Zealand and Australia. I\u2019ve had a lot of discussions with baristas and it\u2019s time to shine some light on the common debate about \u201cWhat is a flat white?<\/a>\u201d<\/p>\n

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How can a small latte, a flat white and a small cappuccino all use the same shot of espresso and be served in the same cup but still be different drinks?<\/p>\n

How much coffee is there in your coffee?<\/h2>\n

We can hold the preparation of the espresso as a constant. You can have a double shot or a single shot in a flat white or in a latte. Some people would say that a single shot\u00a0flat white<\/a>\u00a0isn\u2019t really a flat white, but that\u2019s a bit too purist and there are plenty of cafes in New Zealand and Australia that do serve singles.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not the size of the cup, it\u2019s what you do with it<\/h2>\n

In most cafes, a flat white is smaller than a latte. But that doesn\u2019t mean that a flat white is a small latte. It\u2019s a bit like saying that a shed is just a smaller house. Sure, most sheds are smaller than most houses, but size isn\u2019t the decisive factor. If a barista has been un-trained (or over-trained) then they may think that size is the only difference between a flat white and a latte. I like asking those baristas what the difference is between a cappuccino vs a latte because they have to fall back on the real differences (beyond just size).<\/p>\n

Milk is the forgotten ingredient in a latte<\/h2>\n

If we hold the espresso as a constant, then what makes a flat white versus a latte or a flat white versus a cappuccino is the\u00a0milk<\/strong>. Milk is the hidden ingredient in a modern coffee. Most people forget how important milk is to a good coffee. When milk is frothed with a steam wand there are three layers that form:<\/p>\n