Caffè crema
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Caffè crema (lit. 'cream coffee') refers to two different coffee drinks:[1]
- An old name for espresso (1940s and 1950s).
- A long espresso drink served primarily in Germany, Switzerland and Austria and northern Italy (1980s onwards), along the Italian/Swiss and Italian/Austrian border.[2] In Germany it is generally known as a "Café Crème"[3] or just "Kaffee" and is generally the default type of black coffee served, unless there is a filter machine.
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As a colorful term it generally means "espresso", while in technical discussions, referring to the long drink, it may more narrowly be referred to as Swiss caffè crema. In addition, there is also Italian iced crema caffè.
Variant terms include crema caffè and the hyperforeignism café crema – café crème is the direct French translation, but in France it contains dairy. Caffè and crema are Italian; thus café crema mixes French and Italian.