The milk is the thing that really makes it different from a cappuccino though.

The espresso counts for roughly 25% of the drink (1.5oz), so the coffee flavor is stronger than a normal American latte. Most specialty coffee shops will serve a flat white that's somewhat like this, give or take a couple of ounces of milk. To summarize: a traditional flat white is a 5 to 6-ounce drink with two shots of espresso and just a tiny bit of foam.

65% say there should be вЂњjust a bitвЂќ or вЂњbarely anyвЂќ foam.

51% say in a cappuccino-size ceramic mug is the right way to drink it.

59% say the espresso should be a normal double shot.

70% of people say it's a 5.5oz to 6oz drink.

While there's no clearly defined standard for a flat white, Sprudge conducted a fascinating survey that revealed what Australians and New Zealanders consider to be authentic flat white. That's 25 drinks per minuteвЂ¦ just try to imagine how unreal *cough* that would look. Oh, and legend has it that Derek Townsend could make 1,500 flat whites per hour. But which story is true? We'll probably never know. Australia denies that story and claims the вЂњflat whiteвЂќ drink was coined by Fraser McInnes in 1989 (15 years later) in Wellington as a way to describe badly-made cappuccinos.ДЇor both countries, it's a matter of serious national pride.

New Zealand says Derek Townsend invented the drink at DKF Cafe in 1984. The debate over its origins goes something like thisвЂ¦ Let's start with the flat white, a modern (and controversial) classic.

How Starbucks has ruined most people's ideas of the two drinks.

How the milk foam makes the drinks taste pretty different.

The origins of cappuccinos and flat whites.

Let's go over the big differences between flat whites and cappuccinos so you're not left in the dark (and at risk of offending an Australian on accident). What's the difference between the flat white vs cappuccino? If I had a penny for every time I heard, вЂњWell, they're basically the same thing,вЂќ I'd have enough money to buy at least three of them.

Cappuccino vs frappuccino