{"id":16377,"date":"2021-09-23T08:23:59","date_gmt":"2021-09-23T06:23:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coffeedesk.pl\/blog\/?p=16377"},"modified":"2021-09-23T08:23:59","modified_gmt":"2021-09-23T06:23:59","slug":"marocchino-what-coffee-is-that-whats-the-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coffeedesk.com\/blog\/marocchino-what-coffee-is-that-whats-the-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"Marocchino \u2013 What Coffee Is That? What\u2019s the Recipe?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Italians are very serious about drinking coffee and no wonder, after all, they are considered the greatest coffee nation in the world! The tradition of drinking coffee in Italy is very strong, slightly different in every city, and there are many unwritten rules around this ritual that are easy to break if you haven\u2019t grown up in this culture. What are the Italian coffee drinking habits? For example, it\u2019s not appropriate to have a cappuccino after 11 am because it\u2019s part of breakfast \u2013 in the morning the Italians serve coffee with milk and a sweet croissant. For some, coffee alone is already a morning meal! In the afternoon in Italy, on the other hand, order an espresso<\/a> if you don\u2019t want to be subject to the surprised looks of the locals. Another traditional Italian coffee drink is marocchino. What is this coffee beverage and what\u2019s the recipe?<\/strong><\/big><\/p>\n

Marocchino \u2013 what do coffee and hats have in common?<\/h2>\n

For centuries, Italians have combined coffee, chocolate and milk<\/strong> to make sweet, stimulating coffee beverages. The oldest recipes for coffee with chocolate date back to the 18th century.\u00a0Marocchino is a sweet coffee that comes from Alessandria<\/strong>, where it was first served in the Carpano bar. Alessandria was home to the famous Borsalino hat factory, which made hats worn by many famous and illustrious heads (including Indiana Jones and Michael Jackson).\u00a0Those hats had a characteristic brown stripe called marocchino inside.<\/strong> In honor of the magnificent hats, coffee with a layer of cocoa resembling this strip was created.<\/p>\n

Today, this coffee is popular all over the country, although in the north you can find it under a slightly different name \u2013 espressino<\/strong>. Marocchino differs from the popular mocha in size \u2013 it\u2019s a much smaller coffee, prepared <\/strong>in an espresso cup<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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What time of the day to drink marocchino? As it is quite small, it doesn’t really matter when you order it. Marocchino coffee is quite intense in taste, so it is perfect for fans of aromatic<\/strong> espresso<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

How to prepare Marocchino?<\/h2>\n

You don’t have to take over all the Italian coffee drinking habits right away, but sometimes it’s worth trying something new, especially since marocchino isn\u2019t very popular in Poland. You also don’t have to buy a ticket to Italy if you want to taste this coffee, because it is relatively easy to make at home<\/strong>. In Italy, it\u2019s prepared on a single espresso shot combined with cocoa, drinking chocolate<\/a> or nutella. Traditionally prepared marocchino contains cocoa, but the recipes are evolving and we strongly encourage you to experiment with your favorite chocolate option.<\/p>\n

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Recipe for a marocchino<\/h3>\n

You will need:<\/p>\n