Galão
Portugal's tall glass of espresso and foamed milk, roughly one part coffee to three parts milk. The Portuguese latte.
Espresso and milkServed hotFrom Portugal
- Volume
- 200ml6.8 US fl oz
- Espresso
- 1shot
- Caffeine
- 64mgderived, USDA FDC
- Coffee to milk
- 1:3.0
The build
Watch it made, step by step- Espresso50 ml25%
- Milk150 ml75%
- Volume
- 200ml
- Caffeine
- 64mg
- Espresso
- 1shot
Scales every component together, so the ratio holds; caffeine scales with the coffee.
About one part coffee to three parts foamed milk in a tall glass.
Caffeine
Derivedin a 200 ml galão
Derived per shot: USDA FoodData Central FDC 171891 (espresso, restaurant-prepared) lists 212 mg per 100 g; a standard 30 g shot is about 63.6 mg, times 1 shot(s). Real values vary with dose, roast and species (robusta roughly doubles it).
USDA FoodData Central record 171891 · read 2026-10-26
A derived figure: the reference food's caffeine per 100 g scaled to the coffee in this build. Real cups vary with the coffee, the dose and the shot.
Variants by country
3| Name | Country | How it differs |
|---|---|---|
| meia de leite | Portugal | Half and half in a cup. |
| garoto | Portugal | Small cup, mostly milk. |
| caffè latte | Italy | Italian equivalent. |
History
Wikidata records Portugal as its origin, coffee and milk as parts and the gallon as its namesake.
Portugal; named after the gallon.
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