The cappuccino has fallen out of fashion in recent years in favour of the flat white. Here’s why you should embrace it all over again
As any good barista will tell you, there are only three traditional espresso drinks: the espresso, the macchiato and the cappuccino. Everything else is a derivation. Over the years, the cappuccino has been made larger for the American market, whipped up with 1990s frothiness, sprinkled with chocolate to cover a multitude of barista sins, and adorned with confectionery to distract you from the resulting mess. It’s no surprise, therefore, that the British public has turned its back on the beverage in favour of the trendy – and easier to spell – flat white.
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