Definitions
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- noun An
espresso drink made with less hot water than normal. - adjective Poured with less hot water than normal.
Etymologies
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Examples
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From the book, I learn about ristretto, which is described in the beginning of the story as “made with the same amount of ground coffee as an ordinary espresso but half the amount of water.”
Archives: Heavenly Delight - Tiramisù Forever : The Cooking Adventures of Chef Paz 2009
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From the book, I learn about ristretto, which is described in the beginning of the story as “made with the same amount of ground coffee as an ordinary espresso but half the amount of water.”
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Pour about 8 ounces of very strong ristretto and 3 tablespoons of brandy/marsala into a wide dish.
Archives: Heavenly Delight - Tiramisù Forever : The Cooking Adventures of Chef Paz 2009
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Pour about 8 ounces of very strong ristretto and 3 tablespoons of brandy/marsala into a wide dish.
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CGI is like a quad, venti, half-caff, one pump sugar-free vanilla, two pumps sugar-free hazelnut, extra-hot, ristretto latte, with half soy, half lowfat organic milk, with two paper cups from Starbucks.
EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - Tom and Jerry CGI project = Gonna suck 2009
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I prefer walking in the first district in Vienna where there are a lot of traditional coffee houses and I drop in for a ristretto.
Collecting Is Pianist Rudolf Buchbinder's Forte Mariana Schroeder 2011
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I prefer walking in the first district in Vienna where there are a lot of traditional coffee houses and I drop in for a ristretto.
Collecting Is Pianist Rudolf Buchbinder's Forte Mariana Schroeder 2011
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I have been in search of that perfect shot of espresso or — if I can find it — ristretto since the beginning of last year.
Would overtipping waiters prevent bad service? « Digital immigrant 2009
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For reasons of the heart, I was later obliged to dive into Italy's Caffeinated Complications: ristretto vs. espresso, lungo vs. Americano; black vs. 'stained' with warm/cold milk; served in a glass vs. a cup -- and so on.
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But then again, olive oil is delicious on vanilla ice cream and balsamic is great with strawberries, so it's no surprise that this mix would be beautiful with the depth of a Caffe Luxxe ristretto.
Claire Thomas: The Search for the Perfect Ristretto: Caffe Luxxe 2010
bilby commented on the word ristretto
Italian - restricted.
May 19, 2008