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In Italy it is consumed almost exclusively early in the day for breakfast; in some other countries may be consumed throughout the day or after dinner.

Besides a quality shot of espresso, the most important element in preparing a cappuccino is the texture and temperature of the milk. When a well-trained barista steams the milk for a cappuccino, he or she should create "microfoam" by introducing very tiny bubbles of air into the milk. This gives the milk an extremely velvety texture and sweet taste.

A cappuccino is ideally prepared in a ceramic coffee cup, which has far better heat retention characteristics than glass or paper.

In some places, skilled baristas create latte art when pouring properly steamed milk into the espresso, making designs such as hearts, leaves and rosette s.

Cappuccino was a taste largely confined to Europe and a few of the more cosmopolitan cities of North America until the mid- 1990s when cappuccino was made available much more widely as part of the new sophisticated coffee bar chains (notably Starbucks). By the first years of the 21st century cappuccino was being served by McDonald's.

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The origin of the name is made clear by the fact that in FranceThe French Republic or France ( French: Republique francaise or France is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents. at the beginning of the 18th century17th century 18th century 19th century more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701- 1800; however, historians will sometimes specifically refer to the 18th Century as 1715- 89, a new fashion arose in ParisEiffel Tower has become the symbol of Paris throughout the world. Paris is the capital and largest city of France. The city is built on an arc of the River Seine, and is thus divided into two parts: the Right Bank to the north and the smaller Left Bank to (though not at VersaillesLouis Le Vau opened up the interior court to creat the expansive entrance cour d'honneur later copied all over Europe The Chateau de Versailles often called the Palace of Versailles or simply Versailles is a royal chateau, outside the gates of which the v) for carved wall-panelling (boiseries) that were left in their natural color (almost invariably oak) rather than being painted and gilded as in the previous century. The new mode, which coincided with the height of the controversy over JansenismeJansenism was a branch of Christian philosophy founded by Cornelius Jansen ( 1585- 1638), a Flemish theologian. It was a movement of the reading public, the bourgeoisie and aristocrats, rather than a groundswell of instinctive belief. An opponent of the J that was dividing the tout Paris in stylish religious pamphleteering, was wittily termed à la capucine in reference to the brown color of the robes worn by the CapuchinThis page describes the Capuchin order of friars. The term Capuchin also refers to several species of monkeys of the genus Cebus. Capuchins an order of friars in the Roman Catholic Church, are the chief and only permanent offshoot from the Franciscans. order of FranciscanFranciscans is the common name used to designate a variety of mendicant religious orders of men or women tracing their origin to Francis of Assisi and following the Rule of St. The official Latin name is the Ordo Fratrum Minorum (Order of the "Lesser Brot friars. This color-coded etymology is followed by the Oxford English Dictionary and the American Heritage Dictionary. The order of Capuchins was, in turn, named for the capucize (cappuccio), or long pointed cowl, worn by the friars. Similarly, the cream on a well-made cappuccino covers the beverage as a sort of cappuccio.

Traditionalist Catholics find the etymology mildly disrespectful, and offer a twist on a familiar coffee legend: after the Siege of Vienna ( 1683) was lifted, the Capuchin friar Marco d'Aviano ( beatified in April 2003) invented the drink after the Ottoman Turks retreated, leaving bags of coffee beans in their tents. Allegedly, d'Aviano added milk and honey to sweeten the bitter coffee left by fleeing Turkish armies, though for a Viennese of the 17th or 21st century, coffee sweetened with honey would be an emblem of desperation. This same legend is more widely told of a Pole, Kolschitzky, in the aftermath of the Siege (see the entry Coffeehouse).

In Italy, the word "cappuccino" is also slang for condom since the word literally means "little hat".

See also: Coffee, caffé, espresso