Italy on Wednesday marked
International Cappuccino Day with a raft of events dedicated to
the iconic coffee and milk beverage.
Cappuccinos were drunk at special ceremonies around the country
and the drink was also celebrated on social media.
According to one tradition, the cappuccino was invented by a
Capuchin friar, Marco d'Aviano, on a September 1683 mission to
Vienna for Pope Innocent XI, to convinced countries to ally
against the Ottoman Turks.
He is believed to be the first to 'soften' the bitter taste of
espresso with milk in a coffee house in the Austrian capital.
Another tradition says it was the Viennese themselves who
invented the drink, and named it cappuccino because of its
resemblance to the colour of the friars' capes.
photo: the 2019 Italian cappuccino contest
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