We’ll cover both types of macchiatos (and completely ignore Starbucks’ version from this point onward) below, and let you decide which one you like more. Which is more authentic? Well the Italian version, of course. In North America, the machiato is more of a 1:1 ratio drink of espresso to pourable milk foam. In Italy, the macchiato is quite a literal drink – it’s an espresso “marked” with a dollop of frothed milk, and nothing else (macchiato means “marked” in Italian). See a macchiato in Italy is quite different from the macchiato you’d get in a high calibre specialty coffee cafe in the US or Canada. But thankfully, a lot of pushback from specialty coffee houses over the decades has claimed back the macchiato so that most consumers know what the drink really is: a shot of espresso with some foamy milk added. Starbucks in particular almost ruined this drink’s name when they rolled out their 20oz “macchiatos” way back when.
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