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The Cappuccino is believed to have been first invented in Italy
in the early 1900s, with the first recorded referencing being cited as
appearing in the 1930s. However, its etymology goes even further back
and comes from the word ‘cappuccio’. One of the first uses of this term
is in the first part of Dante’s Divine Comedy, Inferno, and was used by
the poet to describe a group of reformist friars who opted to cover
themselves from head-to-toe in brown fabric. It is from this that the
word cappuccino originates as the espresso is served ‘cloaked’ in milk.
Though an Italian word, there is enough evidence around to suggest that
the Germans adopted and then adapted it. In 1790, there is a recorded
example of a 'Capuzinerkaffee', a type of coffee where the espresso is
mixed with cream, sugar and spice before being poured over an egg.
However, by the 20th Century, the contracted Kapuziner simply meant a
coffee with a little bit of milk. What we would refer to as a cappuccino
today truly took off in popularity after World War II and the simple
drink of espresso and foamed milk has gone on to become a permanent
fixture on the menu boards of coffee shops all over the world.
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