Café Cubano (Cuban Espresso with Espumita)
Strong, dark-roast coffee brewed in a stovetop moka pot and sweetened with a whipped sugar foam called espumita, which gives it a thick, caramel-like crema. Served in tiny cups.
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Ingredients
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Steps
Fill the moka pot
Fill the bottom chamber of the with water up to the safety valve. Fill the filter basket with the ground coffee and level it without pressing down. Screw the top and bottom together tightly.
- 4 tbsp ground coffee
- about 200 ml water
✅ Done when: pot is fully assembled and feels snug when twisted
Start brewing
Put the sugar in a small jug or cup. Place the on the stove over medium heat and leave it until coffee begins to come out of the spout.
- 4 tbsp sugar
✅ Done when: coffee just starts dripping from the spout
Make the espumita
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Combine
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Serve
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Fill the moka pot
Fill the bottom chamber of the with water up to the safety valve. Fill the filter basket with the ground coffee and level it without pressing down. Screw the top and bottom together tightly.
- 4 tbsp ground coffee
- about 200 ml water
✅ Done when: pot is fully assembled and feels snug when twisted
Start brewing
Put the sugar in a small jug or cup. Place the on the stove over medium heat and leave it until coffee begins to come out of the spout.
- 4 tbsp sugar
✅ Done when: coffee just starts dripping from the spout
Make the espumita
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Combine
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Serve
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The Story Behind the Dish
Coffee was introduced to Cuba in the 18th century, and by the early 1800s French planters fleeing Haiti had turned the eastern mountains into major coffee-growing regions. Cubans came to love their coffee very strong and very sweet.
In Miami, a 'colada' of café cubano is served in a polystyrene cup with tiny plastic thimbles, meant to be shared with friends or co-workers, a daily ritual known as the cafecito.
⭐ Why It's Famous
Intense, sweet and topped with a creamy sugar foam, it's a small cup with a big role in Cuban social life.
💡 Fun Fact
Café cubano with a splash of steamed milk is called a 'cortadito', and with lots of milk, a 'café con leche', often eaten with buttered Cuban toast.
Cuba, iconic in Miami
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