affogato
{{Short description|Italian coffee-based dessert}}
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{{Infobox food
| name = Affogato
| image = Vinoteca, Smithfield, London (4485849609).jpg
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| alternate_name = {{lang|it|Affogato al caffè}}
| country = Italy
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| type = Dessert
| served =
| main_ingredient = Gelato or ice cream, espresso
| variations =
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Affogato ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|ɑː|f|ə|ˈ|ɡ|ɑː|t|oʊ|,_|ˌ|æ|f|-}}), or more fully {{lang|it|affogato al caffè}} ({{literally|drowned in coffee}}),{{Cite web |first=Greg |last=Nolan |date=2018-04-26 |title=An Introduction to Affogato (Recipes and Tips) |url=https://ineedcoffee.com/an-introduction-to-affogato-recipes-and-tips/ |access-date=2020-10-16 |website=I Need Coffee |language=en-US }} is an Italian dessert comprising a scoop of gelato or ice cream, either plain milk-flavored ({{lang|it|fior di latte}}) or vanilla, topped with espresso. Some variations add a shot of amaretto, bicerin, Kahlúa, or other liqueur.{{Cite news|last=Vettel|first=Phil|date=2002-07-07|title=Unfussy Fortunato; Wicker Park eatery is simply impressive|page=25|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/231244332/|url-access=subscription}}{{Cite news|last=Gray|first=Joe|date=2008-07-03|title=Gelato + espresso = affogato|page=7|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2008-07-03-0807010288-story.html|access-date=2019-06-07}}{{Cite news|last=Leech-Black|first=Sarah|date=2008-08-15|title=An affogato to remember|newspaper=Boston Globe}}{{Cite web|last=Parks|first=Stella|title=Fior di Latte Gelato Recipe|url=https://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2018/08/fior-di-latte-gelato.html|access-date=2020-09-08|website=www.seriouseats.com|language=en}}{{Cite web|first=Deb|last=Powers|title=Drink Guide: Affogato al Caffe|url=https://www.blackoutcoffee.com/blogs/the-reading-room/drink-guide-affogato-al-caffe|access-date=2020-10-16|website=Blackout Coffee Co|language=en}}
Varieties
Although restaurants and cafés in Italy categorize the affogato as a dessert, some restaurants and cafés outside of Italy categorize it as a beverage.{{cite news|date=2013-05-17|title=Recipe Of The Day: Affogato|work=The Huffington Post|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/affogato-recipe-coffee-espresso_n_3285457|access-date=2019-06-07}} Whether a dessert or beverage, restaurants, and cafés usually serve the affogato in a tall glass with a narrow bottom, allowing the ice cream to melt and combine with the espresso at the bottom of the glass. Occasionally, coconut, berries, honeycomb, and multiple flavors of ice cream are added.{{cite web|date=2014-05-23|title=Expensive affogato and arrogant attitude|url=https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g2360181-d2491992-r206721355-Exeter_Studio_Restaurant-Exeter_Southern_Highlands_New_South_Wales.html|access-date=2019-06-07|website=Tripadvisor}} A biscotto can also be served alongside.{{Cite web|date=2020-08-05|title=Affogato Recipe|url=https://thetravelbite.com/recipes/affogato-recipe/|access-date=2020-10-15|website=The Travel Bite|language=en-US}} Affogatos are often enjoyed as a post-meal coffee/dessert combo eaten with a spoon and/or drunk with a straw.{{Cite web|last=Schiessl|first=words: Courtney|date=2017-07-28|title=What the Heck Is an Affogato|url=https://vinepair.com/articles/what-the-heck-is-an-affogato/|access-date=2020-09-08|website=VinePair|language=en-US}}
While the recipe of the affogato is more or less standard in Italy, consisting of a scoop of {{lang|it|fior di latte}} (plain milk-flavored) or vanilla gelato topped with a shot of espresso, variations exist in European and North American restaurants.{{cite web|last=Davies|first=Emiko|date=2013-08-26|title=Italian Table Talk: Gelato, affogato & some history|url=http://www.emikodavies.com/blog/italian-table-talk-gelato/|access-date=2019-06-07}}
Various desserts of ice cream in other liquids are documented, including whisky,{{Cite book |last=Zingarelli |first=Nicola |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=c_dBAQAAIAAJ&q=%22gelato+affogato%22 |title=Vocabulario della lingua italiana |date=1983 |publisher=Zanichelli |language=it |chapter=affogato}} hot chocolate, soda, kirsch, vin santo,{{Cite book |last=Fedele |first=Fabrizia |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=964rVwV2V-cC&dq=%22affogato+al%22+-caffe+-whisky&pg=PA110 |title=Gelaterie d'Italia del Gambero Rosso. Oltre 190 indirizzi dal Piemonte alla Sicilia. Ediz. illustrata |date=2005 |publisher=G.R.H. S.p.A. |isbn=978-88-87180-88-6 |language=it}} and port wine.{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5iEyAQAAIAAJ&q=%22gelato+affogato%22 |title=L'Espresso colore |date=1970 |language=it}}
History
The origins of the affogato are unknown,{{Cite web|last=Petrich|first=Ivan Laranjeira|date=2020-07-13|title=What Is An Affogato?|url=https://perfectdailygrind.com/2020/07/what-is-an-affogato/|access-date=2020-10-19|website=Perfect Daily Grind|language=en-GB}} but it gained popularity in Italy during the 1950s. {{Citation needed|date=March 2025}} This coincided with the industrialization of ice cream production.{{Cite web |last=Porte |first=Café |date=2021-12-02 |title=The history of Café Affogato and how to prepare it |url=https://en.porte.coffee/post/the-history-of-café-affogato-and-how-to-prepare-it |access-date=2022-12-31 |website=Porte |language=en}} English-language dictionaries document the use of affogato in 1988.{{Cite book |url=https://www.oed.com/dictionary/affogato_n |title=Oxford English Dictionary |title-link= |date=2012 |pages= |chapter=affogato}}{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Affogato |encyclopedia=Merriam Webster Dictionary |url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/affogato |access-date=2020-09-08 |language=en}}
See also
{{Portal|Italy|Food|Drink|Coffee}}
- {{Cookbook-inline|Affogato}}
- {{Commons category-inline}}
- List of coffee drinks
References
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