First coffee post of the year. It's the same old, same old.
http://coffeegeek.com/forums/coffee/general/508363
Go into any café anywhere in France, first thing in the morning. You'll be able to get a croissant and a "petit café crème". Get there early enough and you'll be surrounded by people having the same thing as breakfast on their way to work.
But what is a "petit café crème" and how do you make it? It seems to be roughly a single or double espresso, using a dark French roast coffee, topped off with a little hot milk, maybe 2:1 coffee to milk served in a small cup and saucer. That sounds simple but it's something that seems to be almost impossible to get elsewhere in the world. And the predominantly US coffee commentators don't seem to understand it or be able to explain the recipe. There's no good description in wikipedia as far as I can tell. Please note it's not a French version of a Cappuccino, Latte, Cafe Crema, Flat White. And it's the petit not the "café crème" or "Grand café crème" I'm most interested in.
People have suggested using google.fr to search for it, but all I'm getting is the same web pages returned.
So is there a good description, definition and recipe anywhere?