foam art

Barista's milk designs

Foam art is the practice of creating designs or images in the layer of steamed milk atop espresso drinks.

Baristas pour frothed milk to form patterns—hearts, leaves, rosettas—or use tools to etch more elaborate pictures.

The term covers both the poured latte art common in coffee shops and the Instagram-worthy portraits some baristas specialize in: The foam art on my cappuccino was almost too pretty to drink.

Related

milk · coffee · froth · design · pattern · crema · steamed milk · steam · pour · heart · tulip · microfoam · pitcher · free pour · craft · delicate · steaming · café

Categories
Opposites
beverage presentation

foam artblack coffee

Unadorned brewed beverage

drip coffee

coffee craftsmanship

foam artinstant coffee

Powdered caffeinated drink

ephemeral vs. permanent art forms

foam artsculpture

Shaped three-dimensional art

oil painting · bronze casting · marble carving · fresco · monument

Family

foam, art, foams, foamed, foaming, foamy, arts, artful, artfully

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G