Editing Demitasse

{{Short description|Small cup used to serve coffee}}
{{wiktionary|demitasse|demitazza}}
[[Image:Demitasse set.jpg|thumb|right|Demitasse set with metal frames and spoons]]

A '''demitasse''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|d|ɛ|m|ᵻ|t|æ|s}}; [[French language|French]]: "half cup"), '''demi-tasse,'''<ref name="Bissel">{{cite journal|title=The Word demi-tasse|first=Clifford H.|last=Bissell|journal=Modern Language Notes|volume=61|issue=5|date=May 1946|pages=340–343|publisher=The Johns Hopkins University Press|doi=10.2307/2908949|jstor=2908949}}</ref> or '''espresso cup''' is a small cup used to serve [[espresso]]. It may also refer to the coffee served in such a cup, though that usage had disappeared in France by the early 20th century.<ref name="Bissel" />

A demitasse typically has a capacity of approximately {{convert|60|–|90|ml|usoz|0|lk=on}}, half the size of a full [[coffee cup]] (a ''[[tasse à café]]'' is about {{convert|120|ml|usoz|0}}).<ref>{{Cite news|title=What is a Demitasse Cup?|publisher=About.com Food|url=http://coffeetea.about.com/od/glossaryofterms/g/Demitasste.htm|access-date=2017-01-17|archive-date=2017-01-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118053155/http://coffeetea.about.com/od/glossaryofterms/g/Demitasste.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> The Italian Espresso National Institute recommends serving [[espresso]] in a white china cup holding 50−100 ml.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Certified Italian Espresso and Cappuccino |url=http://www.espressoitaliano.org/files/File/istituzionale_inei_hq_en.pdf |website=Istituto Espresso Italiano}}</ref> They are typically [[ceramic]] and accompanied by matching [[saucer]]s, but some [[coffeehouse]]s and china companies also produce brightly decorated varieties.<ref name="YaleArt1">{{cite web
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}}</ref> Another type of demitasse has a [[glass]] cup set into a metal [[cup-holder]] frame, called a [[zarf]] in [[Turkey]].

Demitasse cups are small because they usually serve espresso, which is a stronger, more concentrated coffee, best served in smaller portions. 

Demitasse cup size is also used for drinking Turkish coffee.

== See also ==
* [[Demitasse spoon]]

==References==
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[[Category:Drinkware]]
[[Category:Coffee preparation]]
[[Category:Espresso]]

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