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What is the actual difference between a flat white and a café latte?

Asked by NerdyKeith (5489points) April 13th, 2016

Is it simply that a flat white is a smaller quantity to a café latte (while using the same amount of espresso)?

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janbb's avatar

A latte has foamed milk on top; a flat white has plain milk, hence the “flat.”

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zenvelo's avatar

One adds milk to the espresso; the other adds espresso to the milk.

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dappled_leaves's avatar

I think a flat white is closer to a café au lait. @longgone‘s poster seems to be in agreement.

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Earthbound_Misfit's avatar

I agree with the ‘less frothy’ camp. Bloody Australians confusing things. So typical. Got to do things their own way.

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