Why do cafes call plain coffee, Americano?
Not just the supposedly-fashionable American chains, but independent cafes too. It's just coffee, and is no more American-o than it is Italian-o.
Nor is "latte" the American way, the Italian beverage despite the Italian word - as it says if you know a little basic etymology, let alone the language!
(My brother-in-law tells of a friend who asked for a "latte" in an café in Italy, and that's what he was served; only to be very surprised to find it had no coffee in it all!)
Nor is "latte" the American way, the Italian beverage despite the Italian word - as it says if you know a little basic etymology, let alone the language!
(My brother-in-law tells of a friend who asked for a "latte" in an café in Italy, and that's what he was served; only to be very surprised to find it had no coffee in it all!)