Latte art – a pattern on a coffee drink made from milk foam . It has a complex and ornate history. Championships, advertising contracts, community recognition – all this was received by professionals in coffee painting.
Though the trend is shifting towards the era of alternative milk, it is much more difficult to make smooth and beautiful foam from it. Another wave is the growing popularity of filter coffee and the unspoken club “I only drink black”.
Why is latte art still highly rated and not going to disappear from the milk foam of your favorite coffee?
Now we’ll tell you.
A contrasting and readable pattern indicates the quality of the drink, in particular, a good balanced foam. If a mistake is made in the process, as a result we will get a heterogeneous, quickly settling pattern.
Good latte art defines a good barista. Have you ever tried to draw even the most banal heart on the textured foam? This is not easy at all. You will need practice as well as theory knowledge. No mistakes allowed at any stage of coffee making, whipping milk to a certain consistency and getting a beautiful pattern.
The drawings work for sale. Coffee culture is more than taste. It is also aroma, ritual and aesthetics. Latte art is part of the barista’s interaction with people: a compliment, if you like 🙂
