Cuban espresso

Café Cubano (also known as Cuban espresso, Cuban coffee, cafecito, Cuban pull, and Cuban shot) is a type of espresso that originated in Cuba. Specifically, it refers to an espresso shot which is sweetened (traditionally with natural brown sugar which has been whipped with the first and strongest drops of espresso).[1] However, the name is sometimes used to refer to coffee-based drinks that include Cuban espresso as their main ingredient, such as café con leche.

Café Cubano
Alternative namesCuban coffee, Cuban espresso, cafecito, Cuban pull, Cuban shot
TypeBeverage
Place of originCuba
Main ingredientsespresso, demerara sugar

Drinking café cubano remains a prominent social and cultural activity in Cuba and in Cuban-American communities, particularly in Miami, Tampa and the Florida Keys.[2][3][4]

Preparation

Traditional Cuban-style coffee is made using the darker roasts, typically either Italian or Spanish roasts, with the brands Cafe Bustelo Cafe La Llave and Cafe Pilón being popular. It can be made using an electric espresso machine, but is commonly made with a moka pot.[1][5]

Either some or all of the espresso is vigorously mixed with a spoon into a creamy foam called espuma or espumita.[6][7][8] The heat from the coffee-making process will hydrolyze some of the sucrose, thereby creating a sweeter and slightly more viscous result than a normal pull or adding sugar at the table.[9]

While originating in Cuba, and popular in the Cuban diaspora, Cuban coffee with espuma is not common in Cuba itself.[10].

Variations

Cortadito is a standard espresso shot topped off with steamed milk. The ratio can be between 50/50 and 75/25 espresso and milk. It is similar to a cortado served in other Latin countries, but pre-sweetened.[11][12][13]

Café con leche, or "coffee with milk", is an espresso (without sugar) served alongside a cup of hot or steamed milk. Traditionally served separate from the coffee, the espresso is poured to the desired darkness into the cup of hot milk and then stirred. It is the traditional Cuban breakfast beverage, served with slices of buttered, toasted cuban bread.[14][15][13]

Colada is 3–6 shots of Cuban-style espresso served in a Styrofoam cup along with small, plastic demitasses. It is a takeaway form, meant to be shared. This is customary of workplace breaks in Cuban communities.[16][17]

See also

References
  1. "How to Make Cuban Coffee - Cafe Cubano Recipe | MokaBees". MokaBees • Coffee Recipes & How-Tos. 2015-06-19. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
  2. Lisa Simundson (2001). Miami and the Florida Keys. Hunter Publishing, Inc. pp. 24–. ISBN 978-1-55650-913-1.
  3. Bob Brooke (1 September 2007). The Everything Family Guide to Coastal Florida: St. Augustine, Miami, the Keys, Panama City—and All the Hot Spots in Between!. Adams Media. pp. 104–. ISBN 978-1-60550-239-7.
  4. Sarah Hull; Stephen Keeling (11 October 2012). The Rough Guide to Florida. Rough Guides. pp. 63–. ISBN 978-1-4093-5999-9.
  5. Lindgren, Glenn M. (2004). Three guys from Miami cook Cuban. Gibbs Smith, Publisher. p. 2. ISBN 158685433X. OCLC 54677627.
  6. Ana Sofia Pelaez (28 October 2014). The Cuban Table: A Celebration of Food, Flavors, and History. St. Martin's Press. pp. 45–. ISBN 978-1-4668-5753-7.
  7. Steven Otfinoski (September 2009). 1990S To 2010. Marshall Cavendish. pp. 21–. ISBN 978-0-7614-4625-5.
  8. Restaurant Business. Restaurant Business. October 1999.
  9. "Espresso versus Cuban Coffee". J. Martinez & Company - Coffee Merchants. 24 April 2012. Archived from the original on 22 October 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  10. Robinson, Circles (2018-09-15). "The Way We Drink Coffee in Cuba". Havana Times. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
  11. Susan Zimmer (25 February 2014). I Love Coffee!: Over 100 Easy and Delicious Coffee Drinks. Andrews McMeel Publishing, LLC. pp. 213–. ISBN 978-1-4494-6011-2.
  12. Ted Henken (29 October 2013). Cuba. ABC-CLIO. pp. 372–. ISBN 978-1-61069-012-6.
  13. Ana Quincoces Rodriguez (23 October 2012). Sabor!: A Passion for Cuban Cuisine. Running Press. pp. 326–. ISBN 978-0-7624-4889-0.
  14. Daniel Young (11 March 2009). Coffee Love: 50 Ways to Drink Your Java. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 51–. ISBN 978-0-470-28937-2.
  15. Victoria Shearer (20 November 2012). Florida Keys Cookbook: Recipes & Foodways of Paradise. Globe Pequot Press. pp. 271–. ISBN 978-0-7627-9084-5.
  16. Steven Raichlen (11 January 1993). Miami Spice: The New Florida Cuisine. Workman Publishing Company. pp. 16–. ISBN 978-0-7611-6439-5.
  17. Jose Garces (19 November 2013). The Latin Road Home: Savoring the Foods of Ecuador, Spain, Cuba, Mexico, and Peru. Lake Isle Press. pp. 322–. ISBN 978-1-62921-343-9.
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