coffee cream

Thân thiện

A barista pours coffee cream into a customer's cup.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A dairy product used in coffee: "coffee cream" refers to a specific type of light cream with a minimum butterfat content of 18%, commonly used to lighten coffee.
   • A regional term: In England, this product is typically called "single cream."

Usage

• Noun:
  • She prefers coffee cream in her morning coffee instead of milk.
  • The recipe calls for a tablespoon of coffee cream.

Advanced Usage

• As a standard term: "Coffee cream" is often listed as a standard option alongside milk and sugar in coffee shops and diners, particularly in North America.
  • "How do you take your coffee?" "Just a splash of coffee cream, please."

Variants and Related Words

• Single cream (UK): The British English term for a similar light cream product.
• Light cream (US): The American English term that is generally equivalent to coffee cream, though butterfat percentages can vary slightly by regulation.
• Half-and-half: A different dairy product, a mixture of milk and cream, with a lower fat content than coffee cream.

Synonyms

• Light cream (primarily US)
• Single cream (primarily UK)

Notes on Meaning

• The term "coffee cream" specifically denotes its primary culinary use as an additive for coffee, distinguishing it from other creams like whipping cream or double cream.
• It is not typically used for cooking or baking in the same way as heavier creams.

Học thuật

Noun

1. cream that has at least 18% butterfat
   • in England they call light cream `single cream'

Từ đồng nghĩa

• light cream
• single cream