A subculture is a cultural group within a culture that differs in one or more ways from the culture.
There is a lot of confusion about what a macchiato actually is, but that is because there is actually two types of a macchiato. What most people think of when they think of macchiato is a caramel macchiato. However, a caramel macchiato is not the original macchiato. Macchiato is Italian for marked with.A traditional cafe macchiato is espresso marked with foam. The drink is served in a small cup around 2 oz. The temperature of the drink is a bit cooler than a cappuccino. Americans invented something called a latte macchiato, which means milk marked with espresso.It is essentially a latte, but the milk is put in the cup first and then the shots of espresso last. This is what has become the caramel macchiato.So next time you go to order a macchiato, be sure to clarify if the shop does traditional cafe macchiatos or latte macchiatos. traditional cafe macchiato is espresso marked with foam. The drink is served in a small cup around 2 oz. The temperature of the drink is a bit cooler than a cappuccino. Americans invented something called a latte macchiato, which means milk marked with espresso.
The origin of the name 'macchiato' stems from baristas needing to show the serving waiters the difference between an espresso and an espresso with a tiny bit of milk in it; the latter was 'marked'. The idea is reflected in the Portuguese name for the drink: cafe cafÃ©, pingado meaning coffee with a. drophe other variant of the term, latte macchiato, conversely means 'milk with a spot of espresso', and indicates milk with just a little espresso in it (much more milk than in a caffe caffÃ¨). latte