The Ultimate Espresso Affogato

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"Sofia" by A.M.Architect
"Say It" by Red Licorice

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[accesser]

The YouTube algorithm did a damn good thing recommending your channel to me

[spellbinder]

To have “3 different types of ice cream, is a really good place to be in your life”. Truer words were never said.

[alexanderhalford]

If it helps, I've never seen in written as 'espresso affogato' in Italy. We usually call it 'affogato al caffè', which does not suggest that the coffee is drowning.

[GlidingChiller]

Me: How could you possibly make a 10 minute video on pouring espresso on ice cream?
James Joffman: So I started by making three different ice creams.

[heatht]

"Allergic to the smell of overheated milk" I thought I was alone, Love your work James

[blue_rackham]

James, this is exactly how I pictured an ideal video....Chemistry, research methodology and coffee

[ray_ayy]

I want this guy to do a podcast so I can fall asleep to it every night.

[Shrabean]

I love how much research James has done to find out the perfect ingredients for the ice creams, the right ratio of coffee to ice cream and then the perfect way to serve. Confirms yet again how dedicated James is to his craft of coffee.

[chianti]

My intro to tartuffo affogato was in my first trip to Florence —a little restaurant on via Dante called (I think) da Pennello. Our waiter brought out a little treat after dinner ... their tartuffo had a hard dark chocolate shell, so the hot coffee didn’t immediately melt the ice cream, it just softened the chocolate and bathed the inner layers of ice cream and other goodies in the delicious espresso. The fact that I still remember every detail more than 30 years later says all you need to know ... grazie, Enzo ... wherever you are. Thanks to James, as well, for reviving such a happy coffee memory.

[clericneokun]

Even the most basic affogato is still better than mocha flavored ice cream.

[OwenL]

"We then had three different ice creams. And this is a good place to be in your life."

LOL! Cannot disagree in the slightest.

[gmonte]

I'm Italian. We don't call it espresso affogato, we call it "affogato al caffè". We say "affogato al..." followed by the thing that's put on the ice cream, that could also be chocolate or black cherry for example. It is understood that the thing that's been drawned is ice cream, so we don't necessarily say gelato before affogato. In English to say the taste of something you just say the taste before that "something" (for example: chocolate cake) so the affogato al caffè is said "espresso affogato" in English which means affogato with espresso the same way chocolate cake means cake with chocolate.

[womanwithtoolbelt]

I’m such an idiot. I tried this dessert at a restaurant and I actually thought that they created this new dessert lol. I had been telling everyone about this and then finally a friend said, yes I’ve had Affogato. I said what’s that? 😳😂
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[SimonDanellPiano]

I wanted to comment on the video itself, but that sequence into "the sponsor of today's video" was probably the smoothest I've ever seen.

[mirabellenbaum]

It's lovely to watch James being excited about something truly good. Like at 8 minutes when he talks about how delicious the final product is. He's so happy it makes me happy too 🥰

[TakiMoore]

James, the best affogatos I’ve ever had used Hazelnut icecream.

Lots of Italians use frangelico, and the hazelnut icecream makes it incredible

[normis]

This kind of obsession with details is why I come here 🤤

[benjaaaamin]

Fantastic, I always knew it wasn’t just me having my coffee derailed by eggs on toast

[AyAy]

I hit *like* the moment you said you made three different types of ice cream for the perfect affogato.

[EtruskenRaider]

This has been my personal treat during the pandemic. After a hard day working from home and caring for my child, an affogato has been just the right treat to ease into the evening. I've found a store bought ice cream that has the nice milk and vanilla taste, without the egg. I'm chilling the cup beforehand and pouring the shot directly over (I only have a Moka but it does the job well enough). This is a great recipe and its really helped provide some comfort in a difficult time.