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[[File:Carajillo en Duralex Cigogne.jpg|thumb|{{lang|it|Caffè lungo}}]]
[[File:Carajillo en Duralex Cigogne.jpg|thumb|''Caffè lungo'']]
'''Lungo''' ({{literally|long}}) is a [[coffee]] beverage made by using an [[espresso]] machine to make an Italian-style coffee – short black (a single espresso shot) with more water (generally twice as much), resulting in a larger coffee, a lungo.
'''Lungo''' ({{literally|long}}) is a [[coffee]] beverage made by using an [[espresso]] machine to make an Italian-style coffee – short black (a single espresso shot) with more water (generally twice as much), resulting in a larger coffee, a lungo.


A normal serving of espresso takes from 18 to 30 seconds to pull, and fills 25 to 30 millilitres, while a lungo may take up to a minute to pull, and might fill 50 to 70 millilitres. Extraction time of the dose is determined by the variety of coffee beans (usually a blend of [[Coffea arabica|Arabica]] and [[Coffea canephora#Cultivation and use|Robusta]]), their grind and the pressure of the machine. It is usually brewed using an espresso machine, but with two times the amount of water to the same weight of coffee, to make a much longer drink.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Smith|first=Krisi|title=World Atlas of Tea|publisher=Mitchell Beazley|year=2016|isbn=978-1-78472-124-4|location=Great Britain|pages=112|language=English}}</ref>
A normal serving of espresso takes from 18 to 30 seconds to pull, and fills 25 to 30 millilitres, while a lungo may take up to a minute to pull, and might fill 50 to 70 millilitres. Extraction time of the dose is determined by the variety of coffee beans (usually a blend of [[Coffea arabica|Arabica]] and [[Coffea canephora#Cultivation and use|Robusta]]), their grind and the pressure of the machine. It is usually brewed using an espresso machine, but with two times the amount of water to the same weight of coffee, to make a much longer drink.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Smith|first=Krisi|title=World Atlas of Tea|publisher=Mitchell Beazley|year=2016|isbn=978-1-78472-124-4|location=Great Britain|pages=112|language=English}}</ref>


In French, it is called {{lang|fr|café allongé}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.juraworld.com/fr/home_jura_world_of_coffee/about-coffee_jwoc/recipes-jwoc/recipes_detail.htm?reference=34809&checkSum=F05F9E23F575059A14EAEB10F80DFD0F |title=Jura world of coffee: Lungo |access-date=2007-05-07 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927033924/http://www.juraworld.com/fr/home_jura_world_of_coffee/about-coffee_jwoc/recipes-jwoc/recipes_detail.htm?reference=34809&checkSum=F05F9E23F575059A14EAEB10F80DFD0F |archive-date=2007-09-27 }}</ref> The café allongé is popular in the French-Canadian province of [[Quebec]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-11-16 |title=A Montreal Coffee Crawl: Why You Should Head North for Your Caffeine Fix |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/best-coffee-in-montreal-guide |access-date=2023-08-04 |website=Vogue |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Clayton |first=Liz |title=Coffee Methods: Reasons to Love a Longer Espresso Shot |url=https://www.seriouseats.com/cafe-allonge-long-shot-espresso-new-coffee-trend-quebec |access-date=2023-08-04 |website=Serious Eats |language=en}}</ref>
In French, it is called ''café allongé''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.juraworld.com/fr/home_jura_world_of_coffee/about-coffee_jwoc/recipes-jwoc/recipes_detail.htm?reference=34809&checkSum=F05F9E23F575059A14EAEB10F80DFD0F |title=Jura world of coffee: Lungo |access-date=2007-05-07 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927033924/http://www.juraworld.com/fr/home_jura_world_of_coffee/about-coffee_jwoc/recipes-jwoc/recipes_detail.htm?reference=34809&checkSum=F05F9E23F575059A14EAEB10F80DFD0F |archive-date=2007-09-27 }}</ref> The café allongé is popular in the French-Canadian province of [[Quebec]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-11-16 |title=A Montreal Coffee Crawl: Why You Should Head North for Your Caffeine Fix |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/best-coffee-in-montreal-guide |access-date=2023-08-04 |website=Vogue |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Clayton |first=Liz |title=Coffee Methods: Reasons to Love a Longer Espresso Shot |url=https://www.seriouseats.com/cafe-allonge-long-shot-espresso-new-coffee-trend-quebec |access-date=2023-08-04 |website=Serious Eats |language=en}}</ref>


==Related beverages==
==Related beverages==
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==Brewing==
==Brewing==
Ristretto, normale, and lungo are relative terms without exact measurements.<ref name="hbbr">{{cite web|url=http://www.home-barista.com/tips/brewing-ratios-for-espresso-beverages-t2402.html|title=Brewing ratios for espresso beverages - Home-Barista.com|work=home-barista.com|access-date=26 August 2015}}</ref> Nevertheless, a rough guide is a brewing ratio grounds-to-liquid of 1:1 for ristretto, 1:2 for normale, and 1:4 for lungo.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://whichnespresso.com/the-difference-between-an-espresso-ristretto-and-a-lungo/|title=The Difference Between an Espresso, Ristretto and a Lungo|work=whichnespresso.com|access-date=26 August 2015}}</ref> Assuming ristretto is a more concentrated espresso coffee, a ristretto solo is thus 15-20&nbsp;ml (the foamy ''crema'' slightly increases this volume), normale is 30&nbsp;ml, and lungo is 60&nbsp;ml. By contrast, a ''[[caffè crema]]'' will be approximately 180&nbsp;ml (6&nbsp;fl&nbsp;oz).
Ristretto, ''normale'', and lungo are relative terms without exact measurements.<ref name="hbbr">{{cite web|url=http://www.home-barista.com/tips/brewing-ratios-for-espresso-beverages-t2402.html|title=Brewing ratios for espresso beverages - Home-Barista.com|work=home-barista.com|access-date=26 August 2015}}</ref> Nevertheless, a rough guide is a brewing ratio grounds-to-liquid of 1:1 for ristretto, 1:2 for {{lang|it|normale}}, and 1:4 for lungo.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://whichnespresso.com/the-difference-between-an-espresso-ristretto-and-a-lungo/|title=The Difference Between an Espresso, Ristretto and a Lungo|work=whichnespresso.com|access-date=26 August 2015}}</ref> Assuming ristretto is a more concentrated espresso coffee, a ristretto solo is thus 15-20&nbsp;ml (the foamy ''crema'' slightly increases this volume), ''normale'' is 30&nbsp;ml, and lungo is 60&nbsp;ml. By contrast, a ''[[caffè crema]]'' will be approximately 180&nbsp;ml (6&nbsp;fl&nbsp;oz).


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 20:17, 16 May 2024

Caffè lungo

Lungo (lit.'long') is a coffee beverage made by using an espresso machine to make an Italian-style coffee – short black (a single espresso shot) with more water (generally twice as much), resulting in a larger coffee, a lungo.

A normal serving of espresso takes from 18 to 30 seconds to pull, and fills 25 to 30 millilitres, while a lungo may take up to a minute to pull, and might fill 50 to 70 millilitres. Extraction time of the dose is determined by the variety of coffee beans (usually a blend of Arabica and Robusta), their grind and the pressure of the machine. It is usually brewed using an espresso machine, but with two times the amount of water to the same weight of coffee, to make a much longer drink.[1]

In French, it is called café allongé.[2] The café allongé is popular in the French-Canadian province of Quebec.[3][4]

Related beverages

A caffè lungo should not be mistaken for an americano (an espresso with hot water added to it) or a long black (hot water with a short black added to it, which is the inverse order to an americano and done to preserve the crema).

In the lungo, all the water is brewed, and the lungo is generally shorter than an americano or a long black.

In comparison, the caffè crema is a significantly longer drink, comparable in size to an americano or long black (this drink is rare in the English-speaking world). Like the lungo, it is all brewed water, but is about twice as long as a lungo.

Flavour

As the amount of water is increased or decreased relative to a normal shot, the composition of the shot changes due to the fact that the flavour components of coffee dissolve at varying rates. For this reason, a long or short shot will not contain the same ratio of components that a normal shot contains. Therefore, a ristretto is not simply twice as "strong" as a regular shot, nor is a lungo simply half the strength. Moreover, since espresso is brewed under pressure, a lungo does not have the same taste or composition as coffee produced by other methods, even when made with the same ratio of water and ground coffee.

Brewing

Ristretto, normale, and lungo are relative terms without exact measurements.[5] Nevertheless, a rough guide is a brewing ratio grounds-to-liquid of 1:1 for ristretto, 1:2 for normale, and 1:4 for lungo.[6] Assuming ristretto is a more concentrated espresso coffee, a ristretto solo is thus 15-20 ml (the foamy crema slightly increases this volume), normale is 30 ml, and lungo is 60 ml. By contrast, a caffè crema will be approximately 180 ml (6 fl oz).

See also

Media related to Lungo at Wikimedia Commons

References

  1. ^ Smith, Krisi (2016). World Atlas of Tea. Great Britain: Mitchell Beazley. p. 112. ISBN 978-1-78472-124-4.
  2. ^ "Jura world of coffee: Lungo". Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 7 May 2007.
  3. ^ "A Montreal Coffee Crawl: Why You Should Head North for Your Caffeine Fix". Vogue. 16 November 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  4. ^ Clayton, Liz. "Coffee Methods: Reasons to Love a Longer Espresso Shot". Serious Eats. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Brewing ratios for espresso beverages - Home-Barista.com". home-barista.com. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  6. ^ "The Difference Between an Espresso, Ristretto and a Lungo". whichnespresso.com. Retrieved 26 August 2015.