Affogato al caffè
Affogato al caffè ( , Italian affogato for “drowned”) is a dessert of Italian cuisine that consists of espresso with vanilla ice cream . Outside Italy, it is sometimes incorrectly referred to as Espresso Affogato (Italian for "drowned espresso").
Preparation and variations
Classic variant
In the Italian original, according to a German source, a scoop or, according to an Italian source, two scoops of vanilla ice cream are placed in a small cup or a taller glass and then hot and sugar- sweetened espresso is poured over it. The ice ball "drowns" (ital. Affogare ) in the espresso. Affogato al caffè is eaten with a small spoon , the rest is drunk.
Variations
With other variants of Affogato al caffè , the ice cream is cut into cubes to make it look like ice cubes . Then the whole thing is sometimes decorated with whipped cream . If you also put a waffle in the cream or put a hard biscuit next to it on the saucer , this variant is called “Affogato al caffè variante alla viennese” (“Viennese style”) in Italy. There are also variations with different types of ice cream, such as hazelnut ice cream , dusting the espresso and ice cream mixture with cocoa powder at the end or decoration with cold chocolate sauce or dark chocolate grated chocolate . In another variant, a shot of amaretto (25 ml) is added.
Web links
Similar dishes
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kenneth Davids: Espresso: Ultimate Coffee . Griffin, 2nd edition, 2001. Page 135. ISBN 9780312246662 .
- ↑ Affogato al caffè. essen-und-trinken.de, accessed on July 15, 2018 .
- ↑ a b c d e Francesco Soletti, Ettore Toscani: L'Italia del caffè (Guide enogastronomia). Touring, 2004. Page 96. ISBN 9788836530519 .
- ↑ a b Rocco Dressel, Annette Riesenberg, Carola Reich: Dr. Oetker: Italian cooking from A - Z - from antipasti to dolci. Dr. Oetker Verlag , 2009. ISBN 9783767005242 .
- ↑ Benjamin Vear: Ice Cream . Section “Vanilla and espresso affogato” , page 71. Absolute Press, 2013. ISBN 9781906650858 .