Ask for un caffè in an Italian bar and you'll get an espresso. There's no size to choose, and nobody at the counter calls it an espresso anyway. The word covers the shot. Everything else is a change to it: a bit more water, a spot of milk, a glass in place of a cup. The word that catches visitors out is latte. In Italian it means milk, so a "latte" can get you exactly that. If … [Read more...] about How to Order Coffee in Italy, Where Latte Means Milk and Trieste Has Its Own Words
