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Pingado

Portuguese milk marked with a small amount of coffee.

MilkEspresso

Where it came from

Portugal and Brazil

20th century

Pingado means dripped or spotted. In Portugal it is milk marked with coffee; in Brazil the word can mean coffee marked with milk, depending on the counter.

Make it at home

Starting recipe

You'll need

Milk
120 g
Espresso
small shot
  1. 01

    Build

    Pour a small espresso shot into a cup of hot milk.

  2. 02

    Serve

    Serve immediately and adjust sweetness or dilution to taste.

At a café

Recipes and café sizes vary. Use this as the clearest starting point, then make it yours.