café noir
Britishnoun
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Expect café noir and café au lait with madeleines and quiche, plus pain perdu with strawberry, lime and basil, and fregola sarda risotto with octopus, from a menu that changes frequently.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 2, 2019
And then, Reginald, my boy, we need drink café noir no longer, but can have the proper café au lait every morning.'
From Cedar Creek From the Shanty to the Settlement by Elizabeth Hely Walshe
In the afternoon, café means a small cup or glass of café noir, or café nature.
From All About Coffee by William H. (William Harrison) Ukers
The extract thus obtained is a perfectly clear, dark fluid, known as café noir, or black coffee.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 86, December, 1864 by Various
He found that beans and bacon eaten with a knife were sweeter and more wholesome than "blanc mange," "consomme," or "café noir" cooked in French style, and served by a French chef.
From Skookum Chuck Fables Bits of History, Through the Microscope by R. D. (Robert Dalziel) Cumming
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