Cappuccino iced variation. For example, at Starbucks, without the frothed milk the drink is called an "iced latte". Other milk and espresso drinks similar to the cappuccino include: Cappuccino A cappuccino (; Italian plural cappuccini) is an espresso-based coffee drink that originated in Italy, and is traditionally prepared with double espresso and steamed milk foam (microfoam). Variations of the drink involve the use of cream instead of milk, and flavoring with cinnamon or chocolate powder. It is typically smaller in volume than a caffè latte, with a thicker layer of microfoam. The name comes from the Capuchin friars, referring to the
Cosmic latte latte and reading the "Washington Post". Drum noticed that the color of the universe as displayed in the newspaper was the same color as his latte. Cosmic latte Cosmic latte is a name assigned to the average color of the universe, found by a team of astronomers from Johns Hopkins University. In 2001, Karl Glazebrook and Ivan Baldry determined that the average color of the universe was a greenish white, but they soon corrected their analysis in a 2002 paper in which they reported that their survey of the light from over 200,000 galaxies averaged to a slightly beigeish white.