A cortado is gone in a few sips. It's strong enough that you taste the coffee and soft enough, with its splash of warm milk, to drink without wincing, and that makes it good with food. Most of the places where people drink one have a pastry they reach for at the same moment. There's some logic to the pairings. Butter and milk soften coffee's bitterness, which is why a flaky, … [Read more...] about What to Eat With a Cortado: Pairings From Pastel de Nata to Palmeras
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Why Cafés Serve Coffee in Glass: From the Gibraltar Tumbler to the Galão
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Order a cortado in a Spanish bar and there's a fair chance it arrives in a small glass, too hot to hold anywhere but the rim. Order a galão in Lisbon and it always comes in a tall one. Glass is an odd choice for a hot drink when you think about it. It gets hot to hold and it shows every drip. Yet plenty of coffee cultures … [Read more...] about Why Cafés Serve Coffee in Glass: From the Gibraltar Tumbler to the Galão
Portuguese Coffee Orders: Bica, Pingado, Garoto and Galão at the Lisbon Counter
In Portugal the cortado mostly goes by other names. There's a whole ladder of small coffees with milk, each with its own word, and people use all of them. Learn the ladder and you can order the exact drink a cortado fan wants at any counter in Lisbon. Start With the Bica Ask for um café anywhere in Portugal and you'll get an espresso. In Lisbon people call it uma bica. In … [Read more...] about Portuguese Coffee Orders: Bica, Pingado, Garoto and Galão at the Lisbon Counter