The cappuccino is a coffee drink which derives its name from the Capuchin friars, not because they created it, but because of the colour of the habits worn by the friars. The habits are a distinctive red-brown, of the same colour as the drink.
The cappuccino is believed to have originated in Vienna in Austria in the 18th century, where it was called Kapuziner, which was later translated back as cappuccino. The modern day name originates from Italy in the 1930s.
Cappuccinos are a drink made from espresso and milk - rather like a latte in its components, but different in the end result and presentation. Commercial cappuccinos are made, usually with a cappuccino machine, by having the espresso in the bottom of the cup, then an equal amount of hot milk and then finally the last third is topped with foamed milk. The top is often decorated; at its most basic with a sprinkling of cocoa powder, sometimes through a stencil, but there is an extensive field of decoration called latte art where the decoration is made with the same milk.
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