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The History and Art of Coffee Latte Art

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Many people's journey into coffee begins with beautiful latte art designs. After all, the sense of accomplishment when successfully recreating an exquisite pattern is unparalleled. But do you know who first created latte art on coffee? In this article, FrontStreet Coffee will share the history and origins of coffee latte art.

Coffee Latte Art is Also Known as "Latte Art"

Latte coffee is phonetically translated from the Italian "Caffè Latte," where "Latte" means milk. When steamed hot milk is poured into espresso, creating "artistic" patterns, it's called latte art.

Early coffee latte art featured simple patterns like hearts and leaves. With the development of specialty coffee, baristas worldwide have increasingly valued this skill. They began designing more refined visual effects, and there's also carving technology that uses milk foam and additional ingredients to create bolder graphics.

Initially, baristas focused more on pattern presentation. However, through industry development and high consumer demand, coffee latte art has evolved beyond visual appeal. There have been continuous improvements in the creamy texture of milk, the methods and techniques of blending with espresso, thereby enhancing the overall flavor of coffee to achieve what's known as the perfect combination of color, aroma, and taste.

The popularity of milk-based coffees like lattes and flat whites on social media and among friends is largely due to the addition of latte art. Who wouldn't love their coffee to have not only a mellow taste but also pleasing, beautiful latte art?

Recommended Coffee Beans with Rich Crema

In FrontStreet Coffee's view, making a delicious latte requires not only proper equipment but also the right ingredients, controlled proportions, and an essential factor: rich coffee crema.

First, the choice of milk is very important. Just among whole fresh milk commonly available on the market, there are over 10 different brands. Some of these milks have strong flavors and thick textures, while others are light and watery. The standard for choosing milk isn't blindly pursuing strong, obvious milk flavors, but rather selecting milk that pairs well with coffee. Milk with strong flavors will mask the coffee's taste, while watery milk will make the latte feel diluted.

To achieve perfect fusion and balance between coffee and milk, FrontStreet Coffee's iced latte uses Sunflower Warm Sunshine Blend and Vitasoy fresh milk, with a ratio of 35g espresso, 250ml fresh milk, and 75g ice. This ratio serves as a reference for everyone and isn't the golden ratio for latte coffee. FrontStreet Coffee arrived at these parameters through multiple proportion adjustments using the above materials, based primarily on real tasting feedback.

To achieve creamy and well-flowing crema, FrontStreet Coffee believes a pressure-driven espresso machine is essential, followed by high-quality coffee beans. FrontStreet Coffee has created a Frontsteet Espresso Blend for customers who love crema and texture, named "Frontsteet Commercial Blend Coffee Beans." This is made from Arabica coffee beans from Brazil and Colombia, blended with 10% Robusta coffee beans.

This blend tastes rich with crema and texture, featuring caramel sweetness, along with nutty, cocoa, and dark chocolate roasted flavors. It's rich and balanced, slightly bitter, with a long aftertaste. The addition of a small amount of Robusta coffee beans enhances the richness and golden color of the crema without significantly altering the flavor profile due to the small quantity.

FrontStreet Coffee named this blend "Frontsteet Commercial Blend Coffee Beans" because it performs excellently whether making Americanos or milk-based coffees. Combined with its price advantage, it's very suitable for coffee shop use.

Espresso remains the base for making latte coffee, and when making hot lattes, beautiful latte art patterns are often created "along the way." Fine and rich coffee crema makes latte art easier. Espresso with good crema can better integrate with milk foam and maintain stability, which significantly affects the delicacy and shaping of latte art. While espresso without crema can still be used for latte art, the resulting patterns appear somewhat stiff and rough in appearance.

Additionally, because crema is formed by oils from coffee encapsulating carbon dioxide, the amount of crema can also indicate the freshness of coffee beans - more crema means fresher beans. Understanding this, FrontStreet Coffee knows that freshly roasted coffee beans are a primary requirement for latte art, which is why all coffee beans shipped by FrontStreet Coffee are guaranteed to be roasted within 5 days. When customers receive the coffee from logistics, it's right in the optimal tasting period, ensuring everyone can enjoy the most complete and flavorful coffee experience.

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