affogato

Coffee-soaked ice cream

Affogato is an Italian dessert of espresso poured over ice cream or gelato—typically vanilla.

The word means "drowned" in Italian, describing the ice cream submerged in hot coffee.

Served in cafés as both dessert and after-dinner drink: We split an affogato after dinner.

Sometimes made with liqueur.

preparation

drowned

Died by submersion

  • pour-overManual filtered coffee technique
  • glassTransparent solid from sand
  • cupSmall drinking container

spoon · contrast · temperature · melt · swirl · layer · serve · presentation

gelato

vanilla

Orchid pod extract

scoop · creamy · melting · cold · frozen · custard · dairy

coffee

espresso

Concentrated pressurized brew

robusta · caffeine · barista · brew · shot · demitasse · roasting · beans · doppio · lungo

dessert

tiramisu

Layered Italian coffee dessert

granita · dolce · sweet · treat · confection · indulgent · decadent · rich

variations

con panna

Espresso with whipped cream

  • mochaChocolate-flavored espresso drink
  • caramelCooked sugar confection
  • amarettoStone-fruit Italian liqueur

Baileys · Kahlua · liqueur · spiked · boozy · flavored

Categories
Opposites
temperature contrast

affogatoiced coffee

Chilled caffeinated drink

cold brew · frappuccino · granita · shaved ice · tiramisu

compositional complexity

affogatovanilla ice cream

Unadorned frozen dairy dessert

black coffee · sorbet

coffee presence

affogatofruit sorbet

Churned ice, plant-based

vanilla ice cream · granita · semifreddo · frozen yogurt

Family

affogatos

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Rated G