I have had both and preferred cafe au lait. The caffe latte seems a little to strong for my liking, probably because it is made with expresso instead of just brewed coffee....
A cafe Au Lait is black coffee with steamed milk (about a 50/50) A latte is espresso with steamed milk. If you order a latte in any country it will be made with espresso. If you order a Au Lait, it will be made with brewed coffee.
According to wikipedia, they're the same thing- cafe au lait (in Europe) and caffe latte (in Italy) both refer to coffee with steamed milk. But in france, it's actually called cafe creme
Couldn't say that either was a translation of the other, but they mean the same thing. "Latte" in Italian and "lait" in French are what happened to the the Latin "lact-" stem in those regions.
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I have had both and preferred cafe au lait. The caffe latte seems a little to strong for my liking, probably because it is made with expresso instead of just brewed coffee....
Nope, Cafe` Au Lait is American coffee with little steamed milk, whereas Cafe` Latte is Espresso shot with all milk.
A 50/50 American Coffee with milk is called Cafe` Misto and not Cafe` Au Lait.
A cafe Au Lait is black coffee with steamed milk (about a 50/50) A latte is espresso with steamed milk. If you order a latte in any country it will be made with espresso. If you order a Au Lait, it will be made with brewed coffee.
According to wikipedia, they're the same thing- cafe au lait (in Europe) and caffe latte (in Italy) both refer to coffee with steamed milk. But in france, it's actually called cafe creme
Cafe au lait is simply white coffee, cafe latte is a weak, milky espresso. They are similar but personally I prefer cafe latte.
Couldn't say that either was a translation of the other, but they mean the same thing. "Latte" in Italian and "lait" in French are what happened to the the Latin "lact-" stem in those regions.