TODAY:
LATTE ART
Now we are getting to latte art - the decorative design of the surface of espresso-based beverages with milk.
It's all about pouring in the milk in a special way, so that the milk and the espresso get combined and I can design the milk’s surface.
Thereby it is very important to use the fine-pored milk foam. I just showed you how to do the foaming.
Also it is important to use a pot with a sharp spout in order to dose the milk stream in the right way.
It is crucial to have the right dosage, which I am going to show you straight away.
Don’t pour in too slowly! In that way only the milk gets into the cup whereas the foam remains in the pot.
Thus, a certain speed has to be achieved.
However don’t be too fast either! In that way the “painting” on the foam won’t be possible.
Now I am going to show to you how the whole process works:
I start by pouring slowly into the central lower part of the espresso.
It should be a slow and constant stream of milk.
As soon as the cup is half full I increase the speed and lift the pot a little bit.
The form of a heart gets visible and by moving to the other side the final basic form of a heart is created.
As an easy variation on the basic heart you can also create the following form:
First pour in the milk like before and when half the cup is filled move the pot carefully
carefully from side to side and finally pull it through like this to create a rosette-like heart.
