Who wrote “Tu vuo fa l’americano”?
Tu vuò fa l’americano – Song by Renato Carosone – Apple Music. The song samples the 1956 Italian song Tu Vuò Fà L’Americano in the Neapolitan language by Renato Carosone, written by Carosone and Nicola Salerno.Tu vuo’ fa ‘l’americano” sang Renato Carosone in the late 1950’s referring to the fascination that America exercised over Italy – and he was telling the truth. But that was only part of the story.
What language is americano?
Americano means ‘American’ in Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese. As American soldiers marched through Europe, they found the local espresso too strong for their liking, reminiscent of the bolder brews back home. In an effort to replicate the familiar taste of American coffee, they began diluting espresso with hot water, unwittingly giving birth to a new coffee classic—the americano.Story Behind the Americano The story has it that café owners started watering down their espresso to make it palatable for the American troops and more similar to what they had back home, calling it the Caffè Americano.The word Americano means ‘American’ in Italian, and is an abbreviation of the term ‘Caffé Americano’, the name given to the popular coffee drink, which translates to mean ‘American coffee’ in English.To accommodate the soldiers’ preferences, baristas started diluting espresso shots with hot water to mimic the taste of American-brewed coffee. This new creation of espresso and hot water became known as caffè Americano, as a tribute to its origins.For an americano (espresso with water added), think again before calling it an américain. Usually, this type of espresso is called a café allongé.