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Affogato

Hot espresso poured over cold gelato. Technically a dessert, thankfully not precious about it.

Vanilla gelatoEspresso

Where it came from

Italy

20th century

Affogato means drowned. Italian gelaterias made the obvious, excellent move of drowning vanilla gelato in espresso; it sits happily between dessert and coffee.

Make it at home

Starting recipe

You'll need

Vanilla gelato
1–2 scoops
Espresso
36 g
  1. 01

    Scoop

    Place one or two small scoops of good vanilla gelato in a chilled glass.

  2. 02

    Pull

    Make a fresh double espresso.

  3. 03

    Pour

    Pour espresso over the gelato and eat immediately.

At a café

Ask for the espresso on the side if you want to pour it yourself.