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Italy-- The Empire Rules Again! - 2008/02/04 14:55 Haven't any of you baristas,afficcionados,connoisseurs wondered what espresso and cappuccino is like in the birthplace of it all?
I would love to go to Italy on a corner cafe and sip a short espresso and a cappuccino!
I love almost everything Italian including the food!
Germany too!
But...

What really is a cappuccino or espresso like in Italy!
Visiting Little Italy in Toronto does not necessarily provide answers.
But today in a small, quaint and eclectic cafe I discovered a Barista who has been to Italy just to try
their coffee. He also has won international barista competitions.He told me that there is less foam in the Italian cappuccino and he refers to it as "wet" cappuccino. I have been trying these wet cappuccinos and have already made them prior to meeting him on my
Silvia without realizing it!They are fabulous! And naturally all of them have a desigh on the top.
He told me that foam is a Nort American obsession not an Itaian one with regards to the cappuccino.
Then we discussed his Elektra espresso machine which is obviuously an Italian machine like the Gaggia and Silvia. However the Gaggias and Silvias are from Milan.
He also mentioned that there espresso is stronger or has more flavour I can't remember which.
Food for thought!
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