Coffee affogato is an Italian dessert made with ice cream, typically vanilla, drowned in a cup of hot espresso. Its simplicity and goodness have made it a timeless classic, appreciated all over the world. But where does this delight come from? What are its traditions? What are its variants instead? Let's find out together in this article.

Coffee affogato is a classic Italian dessert, as simple as it is delicious, which consists of a scoop of vanilla ice cream flooded with a hot espresso. Its name, which means "drowned" in Italian, perfectly describes the image of ice cream succumbing to hot coffee, creating an irresistible contrast of temperatures and flavors. This same contrast has made this dessert beloved throughout the world.