Latte

Caffè latte

Type	Hot and iced beverage, milk coffee
Place of origin	Italy
Main ingredients	Espresso, steamed milk
Variations	Caffè mocha (chocolate-flavored)
Media: Caffè latte

Caffè latte (Italian: [kafˌfɛ lˈlatte]^[1][2]), often shortened to just latte (/ˈlɑːteɪ, ˈlæteɪ/)^[3][4] in English, is a coffee drink of Italian origin made with espresso and steamed milk, traditionally served in a glass. Variants include the chocolate-flavored mocha or replacing the coffee with another beverage base such as masala chai (spiced Indian tea), mate, matcha,^[5] turmeric or rooibos; alternatives to milk, such as soy milk, almond milk or oat milk, are also used.

The term comes from the Italian caffellatte^[6] or caffè latte, from caffè e latte, literally "coffee and milk"; in English orthography either or both words sometimes have an accent on the final e (a hyperforeignism in the case of *latté, or to indicate it is pronounced, not the more-common silent final e of English). In northern Europe and Scandinavia, the term café au lait has traditionally been used for the combination of espresso and milk. In France, cafè latte is from the original name of the beverage (caffè latte); a combination of espresso and steamed milk equivalent to a "latte" is in French called un crème (un grand crème using cream instead of milk) and in German Milchkaffee.