Café con leche is a Spanish

Spanish cuisine

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 coffee

Coffee

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 beverage. More similar to the Italian

Italian cuisine

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 caffe latte

Latte

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 than to the French

French cuisine

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 café au lait

Café au lait

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, café con leche is a coffee beverage consisting of strong or bold coffee (sometimes espresso

Espresso

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) mixed with scalded milk

Scalded milk

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 in approximately a 1:1 ratio. Sugar or sweetener is added according to taste.

The beverage is extremely common in Spain

Spain

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 and in many Latin America

Latin America

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n countries and communities around the world. In the Cuba

Cuba

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n bastions of Tampa

Tampa, Florida

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 and Miami

Miami, Florida

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 (Florida

Florida

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, US

United States

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), for example, café con leche is a local breakfast

Breakfast

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 staple

Staple food

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.