Wiener Melange
A Wiener Melange (German for "Viennese Blend") is a specialty coffee drink similar to a cappuccino. The difference is sometimes assumed to be that the Melange is made with milder coffee [1] but the Viennese coffee company Julius Meinl describes a Wiener Melange as "One small espresso served in a large cup of coffee. Steam milk and add milk foam to coffee (=small milk coffee)".[2] Cafe Sabarsky in Manhattan concurs.[3] At Cafe Sperl in Vienna, the Melange is 1/2 cup "black coffee" and 1/2 cup creamy milk, completed by milk foam.[4]
The English term "Cafe Vienna" and the French café Viennois usually refer to espresso con panna - topped with whipped cream instead of milk foam. Ordering a Wiener Melange may yield the arrival of an espresso con panna even in Vienna, though this is properly called a Franziskaner (Franciscan Monk).[5] The reference to Franciscan monks may apply to cappuccino too: Capuchin monks separated from the Franciscans in the 16th century;[6] various sources attribute the name of cappuccino to its color, resembling a Capuchin monk's habit.[7]
References [edit]
- ^ http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-wiener-melange.htm
- ^ http://www.meinlcoffee.com/coffee-culture/coffee-recipes/traditional-viennese-recipes
- ^ http://www.cafesabarsky.com
- ^ http://www.cafesperl.at/html/CSkap3.html
- ^ http://www.meinlcoffee.com/coffee-culture/coffee-recipes/traditional-viennese-recipes
- ^ http://www.cappucciniviaveneto.it/cappuccini_ing.html
- ^ http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Cappuccino
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