How do you order a latte without milk or coffee?

Baristas will always encounter some customers who do not follow the routine. 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"

Latte is an Italian coffee item. Its original name is latte, which actually means milk. The so-called latte refers to the classic mixture of Italian espresso and milk. So if a customer orders "Give me a latte, no milk!", is he ordering espresso, or is he really ordering 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?

The practice of adding milk to coffee began in the 16th century. Although we can no longer trace how it started, we cannot deny its delicious effect. To this day, most consumers choose cappuccino, caffè latte or other milk coffees when they first come into contact with coffee. So for many people, milk coffee is a door to the world of specialty coffee. However, in the Asia-Pacific region, the problem of lactose intolerance and milk allergy is particularly obvious. More than 90% of adults have varying degrees of lactose intolerance. So what does a cup of latte without milk look like?

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, but 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, the 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! What to do? Here are 3 simple ways to make latte at home!

Maple Iced Latte

Maply Syrup Latte

1. Fill a glass half full with ice and add 10 grams of maple syrup.

2. Pour the fresh milk into the cup until it is 70% full, then stir evenly to make the syrup melt into the fresh milk to increase the proportion of fresh milk.

3. Let the coffee slowly pour into the cup along the back of the spoon. Do not pour too fast to avoid destroying the layering.

Drip coffee ice latte

Ear Coffee Latte

1:10 ratio

Use a narrow-mouthed or spouted hand brew kettle

Slowly pour the coffee liquid onto an ice cube.

Moka Pot Layered Latte

Moka Coffee Latte

1. Pour warm milk into the cup until it is 70% full.

3. Use a moka pot to brew strong coffee (close to espresso), and slowly pour it into the cup along the back of a spoon. Do not pour too fast to avoid destroying the layering.

4. Add two tablespoons of milk foam.

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