• Rinox@feddit.it
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    2 months ago

    Coffee made with a Moka pot

    What you call mocha should actually be called Mocaccino, although it’s more similar to what we call Marocchino in Italy. They’re both derived from the “Bicerin”, a drink typical of Turin.

    Marocchino is like a Cappuccino with powdered cocoa (mix the espresso and cocoa before pouring the milk).

    Mocaccino is instead made up of three layers, a layer of melted chocolate, then a layer of espresso, then a layer of frothy milk.

    Afaik they’re not massively popular in Italy, but here in the north I see Marocchino more often than Mocaccino.

    PS: if you want to pronounce them correctly, “chi” and “che” are pronounced “ki” and “ke”, while “ci” and “ce” are pronounced “chi” and “che”.

    • Paradachshund@lemmy.today
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      2 months ago

      It sounds like an American mocha is most similar to the mocaccino, since we mostly use a thick chocolate sauce for the chocolate, not cocoa powder.