Went to a Brazilian cafe in Faro, Portugal and ordered a cappuccino.
Can't say I've ever seen this before.
Two offensively watery shots with a mountain of whipped cream on the top, garnished with coffee beans (what?), and sprinkled with cocoa powder. Steamed milk or drinkable shots elude this cafe.
Is this normal in Brazilian cafes or are they just trolling me? I'm very confused.
by RationalLies
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Quite a few coffee cultures thing cocoa powder is standard on a cappuccino… Australia, for example. Putting on coffee beans on there is weird though.
Maybe things have changed, but last time I was in Portugal years ago, ordering a cappucino anywhere was just like rolling the dice on what you’d get. Whipped cream with cinnamon, just milk with whipped cream on top, some random sugary thing, sometimes just servers coming back to ask what on earth we mean by cappucino. Just don’t order cappucinos and have a look at traditional portuguese coffee styles.
Portuguese here. No, this is not normal. But tbf Algarve is so turistic, that by now everything’s end goals is how funky will it look in an instagram post.
That’s not to be drank, is to be photographed.
More like Cappuccinão
Unfortunately in Portugal only a small part of cafes make decent classic cappuccino. You should try local drinks instead, like “cafe com leite”, usually they are much better.
Order meia de leite and you’ll be happier.
How much is the box of fancy sardines?
They got you with the tourist cappuccino
And you must have overpaid for it as well.
Leave a review in Google Maps so next time people will ask for a meia de leite or galão instead.
As Austrian this is a common issue.
So I always clarify what my understanding of a cappuccino is so no one gets hurt
When a cappuccino shows up with beans on top you have to tell them to grind finer. Like a lot finer.
That’s a tourist trap cappuccino and a tourist trap store. These places popped up like crazy in the past years unfortunately.
you went to a Brazilian cafe not a Portuguese one.
different countries .
also there is a difference between a random cafe and a speciality coffee house cafe
I was in Portugal for 2 weeks end of Aug/start of Sep. 1 week in the Algarve/one week in Olhão (near Faro). Hit and miss on whether you were going to get a cappuccino in algarve and no one knew what it was in Olhao. The espressos were perfect though especially for 80c.
So you ordered a coffee and they gave you 473 tins of sardines? Might just be a language barrier 😂
Thumbnail was so confusing. I asked myself why someone is posting a huge collection of pokemon cards next to a box of one million parfumes (never seen a bundle for multiple parfume bottles in my life)
Please tell us more about those tins of fish!
the delicious crunch of bean
That’s pretty normal in Brazil, especially at padarias/bakeries where coffee is pretty much dessert. Not the coffee beans, but the whip cream and cocoa powder.
Funny enough the best coffee I had in all of Europe was in Paris from a Brazilian/Japanese chain called The Coffee. For two days the barista pulled god shots after god shots, unfortunately it wasn’t the same when I tried other locations.
Portugal has the most disappointing coffee for how much they drink.
Brazilian here.
In Brazil, apparently some time ago, we created our version of Capuccino.
Here, if the average person thinks about Capuccino, they will imagine something sweet, with chocolate, milk and coffee (sometime cinnamon).
There is even places that will have on the menu “Italian” and “Brazilian” capuccinos (Italian meaning the actual Capuccino recipe).
So if you went to a Brazilian Café, they are probably making the Brazilian Capuccino
Brazilian here, cappuccino is Brazil is a very different drink, kinda like what you got. It’s gross and I wish they would stop it. So confusing.
If you are looking for some kinda mocha with cinnamon, then Brazilian cappuccino is for you. Otherwise never ask for a cappuccino in Brazil.
In Portugal in general it should be a more traditional cappuccino tho. Brazilian coffee shop di what they know. I would have returned it immediately.
Are you in Lisbon? If so then you MUST visit any of The Folks locations. Excellent espresso and great food!
https://preview.redd.it/k0uz9vla5vwf1.jpeg?width=680&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=56c6ddc6a1475c65a3cc5c3ceefa75755bee7bf2
Check this for a guide on aht to order in Portugal. You want to go for a Galao or Meia de Leite typically
I was mostly confused by all the tinned seafood, which is definitely not a cappuccino.
Kind of random but what camera did you use for the coffee photos? Gorgeous shots!
How much did it cost?
This is an Instagram coffee — you drink it by first taking a pic, posting it on Instagram with a bunch of hashtags, and then spilling it.
Bleh
In Portugal you drink espresso (they call it café).
Anything else is a gamble.
How were the beans? Did they have the famous ‘Portuguese crunch’ to them?
Having been to Portugal, the best coffee I had was in Porto. It’s much less touristy than Lisbon or Algarve. They also typically use robusta beans vs arabica.