tonksy is really cool!

[unclehobart]

New Zealand has some standardized names for coffee... heres a breakdown:

Short Black -- a single shot of thick black coffee
Long Black -- a long, but very strong cup of black
Americano -- a Long Black with extra hot water, for those who prefer filter
Flat White -- Very strong coffee with hot milk and no foam
Cappuccino-- the traditional, one-third coffee, one-third milk, and one-third foam
Latte -- a large cup of very milky coffee with a thin layer of foam on top
Moccaccino -- coffee with hot chocolate instead of milk

'Twas something I had to get used to as well when I was out there.

 

[AlphaTroll]

Feckin fussy kiwis

I assume the short blacks are espresso?

 

[unclehobart]

Well... its their attempt at espresso. The consumption over there did seem to be about 85% slighted towards tea. Most places only had coffee as a passing thought for tourists. The way I saw it, ALL coffee over there is born as a shot of espresso... its what they do to that shot of espresso afterwards that they call coffee. If you want a cup of coffee: make a shot of espresso, pour it into a mug, fill up with hot water ... viola!... coffee in a roundabout manner.

 

[AlphaTroll]

Ah well, as long as they enjoy it I suppose there's no harm....after all it's New Zeeland, if their mating rituals are anything to go by it's no wonder the coffee is yuck

Hey, how was Hawaii? You probably mentioned it somewhere, but I'm a lazy git and in no mood to read through thousands of posts, besides, I have a headache of biblical proportions.

 

[unclehobart]

Egads.. I've been talking about Hawai'i so much and in so many places that even I don't know where to just point to for a general synopsis. Most of my talk about it was on another board...

Start here: http://catocom.com/forum/showthread.php?t=597

then here: http://catocom.com/forum/showthread.php?t=625

and here(starting with post 8) : http://catocom.com/forum/showthread.php?t=636

and so on: http://catocom.com/forum/showthread.php?t=639

and so on: http://catocom.com/forum/showthread.php?t=646

lather: http://catocom.com/forum/showthread.php?t=643

rinse: http://catocom.com/forum/showthread.php?t=658

repeat: http://catocom.com/forum/showthread.php?t=662

and lastly: http://catocom.com/forum/showthread.php?t=670

 

[AlphaTroll]

Thanks for the links babe - will have a look as soon as I see less than three screens.

 

[Wacky Nacky]

OOPS!!!! was that you? i'm sorry...try again

Shall do! (y)

 

[Leslie]

'Twas something I had to get used to as well when I was out there.

when were you out there?

 

[Oz]

I assume the short blacks are espresso?

Or midget rugby players mebbe.......

 

[unclehobart]

when were you out there?

I was out there just before Christmas in 99.

 

[BeardofPants]

Um... We call expresso expressos. I will grant you that a few years back the coffee tasted like shit, but the cafe culture has taken off since about 2000 onwards.

Here's what you generally find in cafes:

Flat white: shot of expresso, shot of milk, no foam.
Latte: Milky coffee. Basically flat white but with more milk.
macchiato: shot of expresso, plus cream
Expresso: shot of straight coffee
Cappuccino: some frothy concoction I avoid...
mocha/moccaccino: coffee and chocolate

There may be others, but they're the only ones I remember.