Coffee
Black Coffee or Café con Leche?
Black coffee rules in Colombia
but American tastes differ. What’s your take?
According to Drive Research, nearly 77% of Americans drink coffee with some milk or creamer, whereas most Colombians and South Americans drink their coffee black, with sugar as an additive. In fact, the most popular coffee drink in Colombia is tinto—dark, strong, bold, and as black as coffee comes. Check out our tinto recipe here!
Here are some unique facts about Black Coffee y Café con leche!
Black Coffee:
- Black coffee offers the fullest flavors of the coffee bean without additives; notes, textures and origins.
- Regular black coffee consumption is associated with many health benefits. It also stimulates the nervous system, leading to that ‘wired’ feeling some drinkers get.
- In the birthplace of coffee, Ethiopia, traditional coffee ceremonies include adding salt or butter to black coffee, not sugar or milk.
- It can cause some stomach irritation on an empty stomach and be an acquired taste (but that’s why you need the good stuff!).
Café con leche:
- While some drinkers experience stomach irritation with black coffee, adding creamer or milk can reduce acidity, making coffee easier on sensitive stomachs and improving digestion.
- Milk comes with vitamin D and calcium, so many regular coffee drinkers meet their daily dairy needs by drinking coffee!
- Most coffee drinkers globally add creamer or milk to their coffee—some figures say 90%!
- Explore dairy-free alternatives — oat, almond, coconut, and soy are some of the most popular plant-based creamers. Pick the one that best fits your flavor, texture, and nutrition preferences.
- Many creamers don’t actually contain milk cream, but oils, fats and other additives! Check your preferred creamer to see what it’s made of.
