Give me a latte, no milk!

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First, let’s take a minute to understand latte.

In China, when you order a latte, the Chinese barista will make you a coffee latte by default. There are also customers who order a matcha latte, but there is not a drop of coffee in it???

Yes, dear, a matcha latte does not contain any coffee at all.

Latte was originally called latte, which actually means milk. Matcha latte is actually milk with matcha flavor. If you are in Italy, Spain and other countries, and you ask for a latte, the barista will definitely bring you a cup of milk.

Many coffee shops nowadays, such as matcha latte, black tea latte, pumpkin latte, and red velvet latte, do not contain a drop of coffee. There are also many Korean coffee shops selling five-grain lattes, etc., which do not contain coffee.

Latte, of course, contains coffee. Latte (200ml per cup): 1 shot of espresso 30 ml + milk

As a barista, you will always encounter some customers who do not follow the routine.

There will always be.

For example, every barista will encounter:

"My macchiato doesn't need milk."

"I want a latte without milk"

"Let's have an Americano and some latte art"

"Order a cup of decaffeinated coffee"

"Your coffee doesn't taste like Starbucks"

So if a customer orders "Give me a latte, no milk!", is he ordering espresso, or really a latte without "milk"?

If a customer really orders coffee like this: "Give me a latte, no milk!" , then you should pay attention, that is, consider that this customer may really not accept milk. Then, as a barista, should you consider replacing other plant milks or blended milks for this customer?

Have you ever had this experience: many people like to drink latte with rich milk, and their stomachs will growl. In severe cases, they will also have unbearable bloating and diarrhea. If you meet these symptoms, then you need to pay attention, because you are likely to have lactose intolerance.

The problem of lactose intolerance and milk allergy is particularly prominent in the Asia-Pacific region, with more than 90% of adults having varying degrees of lactose intolerance.

Can lactose intolerance be overcome? Is there any way to change this "physique"?

• What is lactose intolerance?

The Chinese Medical Association introduced that lactose is digested and decomposed into glucose and galactose by the "lactase" in the intestine. If the activity of lactase in the human intestine is insufficient and too much lactose is ingested, symptoms of lactose intolerance will naturally occur . About 50% of Chinese people lack lactase in their bodies. If the activity of lactase is insufficient, the lactose in milk cannot be consumed, and different degrees of abdominal distension and diarrhea will occur, and adverse reactions to drinking milk will occur. The term is called - lactose intolerance.

The activity of lactase decreases with age. Everyone has lactase in their intestines.

The intensity of lactose intolerance is not "yes" or "no", but a "degree" ranging from 0 to 100%. The severity of the symptoms is related to the amount of lactose an individual consumes. If the amount of lactose consumed is greater than the amount that the lactase in the body can handle, symptoms will occur. This can explain why, although most adults can drink milk, many people still have diarrhea after drinking too much milk. In other words, adults can follow life experience to know how much milk they can tolerate in a day.

However, some people may ask: If I practice drinking milk more, can I produce lactase? The answer is no. The activity of lactase naturally decreases with age, and there is no way to maintain it through "training" or "external force". However, we can choose to eat dairy products with less lactose, such as fruit juice milk, flavored milk, and yogurt. In the production process of these dairy products, other ingredients are added to increase the taste, which relatively reduces the lactose content and makes them easier to digest.

For adults, daily food sources are more diverse. If you have severe lactose intolerance and cannot consume dairy products, you can switch to other plant milks, such as soy milk, walnut milk, etc.

These are all real things that happened in store operations.

It doesn’t necessarily mean you don’t know how to order a cup of coffee. It’s normal to be lactose intolerant.

Give me a latte, no milk, no coffee!

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