Affogato

Affogato
Type Beverage
Main ingredients Gelato or ice cream (vanilla), espresso

An affogato (Italian for "drowned") is an Italian coffee-based dessert. It usually takes the form of a scoop of vanilla gelato or ice cream topped or "drowned" with a shot of hot espresso. Some variations also include a shot of amaretto, Bicerin, or other liqueur.

Though restaurants and cafes in Italy categorize the affogato as a dessert, some restaurants and cafes outside Italy categorise it as a beverage.[1] Occasionally, coconut, berries, honeycomb and multiple flavours of ice cream are added.[2]

According to the Oxford English Dictionary, "affogato" entered the English language in 1992.[3]

While the recipe of the affogato is more or less standard in Italy, consisting of a scoop of vanilla gelato topped with a shot of espresso, variations exist in European and American restaurants.[4]

The “McAffogato” was made popular by police satire group UK Cop Humour in September 2018 after a number of officers sent images of their own affogato, a McDonald's vanilla milkshake with an added double espresso shot.

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References

  1. ↑ "Recipe of the day - Affogato". The Huffington Post. 17 May 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  2. ↑ Tripadvisor https://www.tripadvisor.com.au/ShowUserReviews-g2360181-d2491992-r206721355-Exeter_Studio_Restaurant-Exeter_Southern_Highlands_New_South_Wales.html. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ "Does English still borrow words from other languages?". BBC News Online. 3 February 2014. Retrieved 2014-02-05.
  4. ↑ Davies, Emiko. "Italian Table Talk: Gelato, affogato & some history". emikodavies.com. Emiko Davies. Retrieved 7 February 2017.


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