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Why do we drink coffee called latte, American and cappuccino?

Latte, American and cappuccino are actually just the names of coffee. Because the types and processing methods of coffee are different, they also have different names.

Coffee is made from coffee beans, which originated in Africa. It is one of the three major drinks in the world, representing "passion and strength".

Latte, on the other hand, is English coffee, the ultimate blend of coffee and milk, and belongs to a kind of fancy coffee.

Italian latte is pure milk with coffee, while American latte uses foamed milk instead of milk. Cappuccino, on the other hand, is the product of people who invented the steam pressure coffee machine in the early 20th century. By the way, it is called cappuccino because the English translation of the name of the person who invented the steam pressure coffee machine is very similar.

Latte and cappuccino are a mixture of coffee liquid and hot milk. Based on espresso, fresh milk is heated and ground until it is completely mixed with liquid. The main difference between latte and cappuccino is that the foam of cappuccino needs to be thicker than cappuccino. And many coffee shops will distinguish lattes from cappuccinos by whether they pull flowers or not. Mocha is just a latte with syrup and chocolate sauce.

Drinking coffee has many benefits. It may help to prevent intestinal cancer, especially for women, it can effectively lower blood sugar and blood lipid, help digestion and help to lose weight, but if you have symptoms of rapid heartbeat and gastrointestinal discomfort, please don't insist on drinking coffee. You can get nutrition from coffee in other ways.

In daily life, we often have a cup of coffee when we work during the day or work overtime at night, but today we have a new understanding of the choice of coffee types. I hope you can choose more when you choose in the future.