Affogato
Vanilla gelato drowned in a shot of hot espresso.
About Affogato
A scoop of cold vanilla gelato is drowned at the table in a shot of hot espresso, so it begins to melt into a warm-and-cold, bitter-and-sweet pool. Its name means drowned, and it is dessert and coffee in one.
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