The phrase "a crema" is not standard in written English and may cause confusion.
It could be used in contexts discussing a type of cream or a specific product, but it is not commonly recognized.
Example: "I ordered a coffee with a crema on top for added richness."
Alternatives: "a cream" or "a froth".
Equally familiar is a crema de vino, essentially a crème brûlée (or a crema Catalana) but flavored with Rioja, also well done.
When it came time to chose a main course I demurred, deciding upon dessert instead, a crema catalana that looked like a free-form cr me brle.
If you have a machine with a pressurized portafilter, sometimes called a crema enhancer, tamping could clog up the machine.
The crema dissolves quickly after creation, so an espresso served without a crema may have sat out a couple minutes, or may not have achieved enough pressure.
You may want to sip the crema or a crema-liquid mixture for a different flavor to begin with.
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A caffè macchiato -- espresso with a little bit of steamed milk in it -- is called a caffè crema in Bologna, a term met with blank stares in at least one bar 30 miles up the road at Reggio Emilia.
And it will be poured to create a pattern in the crema — a heart, a leaf — that not only makes the drink more appetizing, but demonstrates the attention paid to it.
A lever closes the machine, a handle is pushed and hot water is forced through the capsule at just the right pressure, creating a perfect espresso topped with a dense crema.
The company claims that unlike the traditional preparation process in which the espresso is brewed all at once through percolation, this machine extracts coffee from the capsule in two phases -- infusion and emulsion -- for a full-bodied aroma with a velvety crema.
I preferred the house fish tacos, big flounder fillets laid over carrot slaw in a soft wheat tortilla drizzled with a habanero crema.
