If I wanted froth I would have ordered a latte.
Edit: for all of you who don’t know the difference
To those of you saying to order a drink that’s actually on the menu, not everyone is American. Here in Australia one of the main drinks on every cafe menu is a flat white. I’ve never been to a cafe in aus that didn’t have a flat white clearly on the menu.
by ExtremeLibrarian791
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get behind the bar and try doing it yourself 🙂
But flat whites do have a little froth, literally the same type as a latte. It’s just less milk.
Could yall start learning what the drinks you order actually are
If you want no foam, you have to ask for it. That’s not a flat white.
can you stop ordering a drink thats literally just a more pretentious latte? i bet you order it from cafes that dont even have it on the menu either lol
Get a fucking americano with heavy cream you fool
Just ask for no art/foam since there is little consistancy in the industry, or so it seems
Flat whites have little to no foam, yeah, but you can still get latte art on a flat white with that restriction. Every flat white I pour has latte art and about a 1-2 mm thick layer of foam, as opposed to a full 1+cm layer.
As with most coffee drinks, there is not a clear and objective answer as to what a flat white is and how it should be composed, but notable coffee blog sprudge did a big deep dive on the subject and consensus appears to be that a flat white should have a little foam. no coffee professionals surveyed said that a flat white should have zero foam
https://sprudge.com/things-flat-white-people-like-an-explainer-68930.html
Order a latte with no foam. This sounds like a you problem 💜
If everyone else is wrong then you’re the one that is wrong.
Flat whites are supposed to have microfoam. They still get foam. Go ahead and ask for a flat white with no foam the next time you get one and you’ll see it is very different.
Also every image search for “Australian flat white” has microfoam/foam on them.
I will put latte art on your flat white. If you dont want froth, dont order a flat white. It has micro foam.
source:
1. [Seven Seeds Coffee ](https://sevenseedscoffee.com/catalog)(Great Australian roaster):
>A strong australian milk drink made up of espresso and thinly textured milk
2. [The Conversation](https://theconversation.com/who-invented-the-flat-white-italian-sugar-farmers-from-regional-queensland-likely-played-a-big-role-224747)
>A flat white blends the natural crema of an espresso shot with a thin layer of microfoam at the cup’s surface
3. [Barista Hustle](https://www.baristahustle.com/glossary/flat-white/)
>Espresso with steamed milk and milk foam; it contains less foam than a [cappuccino](https://www.baristahustle.com/glossary/cappuccino/),
4. Anette Moldvaer (Barista and of Square Mile Coffee Roasters) in her book The Coffee Book (2nd ed.)
>A flat white consists of a double espresso (50 ml/1.5 fl oz) and about 130 ml (4 fl oz) of steamed milk with a 5 mm (0.25 inch) layer of microfoam.
5. [Spurdge](https://sprudge.com/things-flat-white-people-like-an-explainer-68930.html) had with over 2000 partisipants, and over 65% answered that a Flat white has barely or just a bit of foam. 30% other said some variation of less foam than a cappuccino, and only 5% answered in the category “other”. Im assuming you were the one spamming you “other” answer.
6. [Perfect Daily Grind](https://perfectdailygrind.com/2018/11/what-is-a-flat-white-how-is-it-different-from-a-latte/)
>A milk-based beverage with a strong taste of coffee
>Typically prepared with a small amount of steamed milk
>Has a thin layer of microfoam on top
7. [Breville](https://www.breville.com/us/en/blog/coffee-and-espresso/how-are-flat-whites-cappuccinos-lattes-different.html)
>Both lattes and flat whites contain around 0.2 inches of microfoam – thickly textured or “foamy” milk that is made by injecting air into the liquid while you heat it using a steam wand.
I’m loving all the psychosis in the replies to my question. Keep on being aggressive guys 😂😂😂