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Caffè all'Arancia - Serves 4:
2 cups of boiling coffee, 1 tsp. ground orange peel, 4 shots of Cognac, whipped cream to top. Mix the coffee with the sugar, orange peel and Cognac. Pour into cups and top with whipped cream and a strip of peel.

Caffè Profumatissimo - Serves 4:
4 cups of very strong coffee, 1T. sugar, a few mint leaves, whole cloves. Prepare the coffee, add sugar and set aside. Pour cooled coffee into a carafe with ice cubes. Add a few cloves and several mint leaves.

Caffè Imperiale - Serves 4:
1 very strong cup of coffee, 4 egg yolks, 4T. sugar, 1 Cup milk, 3 shots brandy. .Beat the egg yolks well, stirring in the sugar and brandy. Add to heated milk and coffee. Serve in heated punch cups.

 

Italian Coffee Vocabulary List

  • caffè (espresso)—a small cup of very strong coffee, i.e., espresso
  • caffè Americano—American-style coffee, but stronger; weaker than espresso and served in a large cup
  • caffè corretto—coffee "corrected" with a shot of grappa, cognac, or other spirit
  • caffè doppio—double espresso
  • caffè Hag—decaffeinated coffee
  • caffè macchiato—espresso "stained" with a drop of steamed milk: small version of a cappuccino
  • caffè marocchino—espresso with a dash of hot milk and cacao powder
  • caffè stretto—espresso with less water; rocket fuel!
  • granita di caffè con panna—frozen, iced beverage (similar to a slush, but ice shavings make it authentic) and topped with whipped cream
  • Ristretto: (short or shrunk) More concentrated espresso - made using the same amount of coffee but less water, by shortening extraction time. Tip: Just use the coffee that is yellow (crema) when it pours out of the machine. It´s the best tasting.
  • Lungo: (long) Espresso made with more water than usual.