☕ Café

A café is a place where people drink coffee and tea and eat desserts and light meals. For milk, it is one of the main places where it meets people. Here milk becomes part of lattes, cappuccinos, cocoa, milkshakes, ice cream and cakes.

The main person behind the counter is the barista. They froth milk with steam from the coffee machine. The steam creates tiny bubbles in the milk, making a smooth foam. It can be used to draw patterns on coffee, which is called latte art. A latte is an espresso with a lot of hot milk, usually in a glass of about 230 ml. A cappuccino is smaller, about 140 ml, with equal parts milk and foam.

In a café, milk is kept in a fridge under the counter and taken out as needed. It must not be left in the warm: at room temperature, bacteria in milk multiply very fast. Today many cafés also offer plant-based drinks: oat, soy, almond and coconut. They are chosen by people who do not drink cow's milk. The word “barista” itself comes from Italian, where it means the person who works behind a bar counter.