demitasse

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Take the demitasse of onion soup that’s piping-hot stock on the bottom, cool whipped foie gras “cappuccino” on top and garnished with tiny diced apple.

From Washington Post • Mar. 10, 2023

Guernsey’s auction house says a wide array of Kennedy memorabilia — from Kennedy’s swimming trunks to a porcelain demitasse cup and saucer from the presidential yacht — will be offered Oct. 6-7.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 27, 2017

FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper was known to celebrate “a damn fine cup of coffee,” but what viewers have been privy to before his reappearance wouldn’t add up to a demitasse.

From Washington Times • May 16, 2017

Don’t miss: The churrones — deep fried beef tendon sprinkled with cinnamon-sugar and served with a demitasse of viscous Mexican hot cocoa.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2015

Afterward, Desdemona brewed Greek coffee, serving it in demitasse cups with the brown foam, the lakia, on top.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides