Coffee prepared by adding steamed hot milk (microfoam) to espresso so that the flavour is brought out and the texture is unusually velvety. It has less milk than a latte but both are varieties of coffee to which the milk can be added in such a way as to create a decorative surface pattern. Such effects are known as latte art. Coffee can also be incorporated with alcohol to produce a variety of beverages: it is combined with whiskey in Irish coffee, and it forms the base of alcoholic coffee liqueurs such as Kahlúa and Tia Maria. Darker beers such as
Bica (coffee) a belief among many (Lisbon) locals that states "Bica" as an acronym for "Beba isto com açúcar", which literally means "Drink this with sugar". Following mass immigration post-World War II, Bica coffee is now served in Montreal. Bica (coffee) Bica is one term used in certain areas of Portugal for a "café" (coffee in Portuguese) that is similar to espresso, but longer than its Italian counterpart and a little bit smoother in taste, due to Portuguese roasting being slightly lighter than the Italian one. In almost all regions in Portugal it is simply called 'um café' (a coffee in Portuguese)