A ''Wiener Melange'' is a specialty coffee drink similar to a

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. The difference is that the ''Melange'' is made with milder coffee. At Cafe Sperl in Vienna, the ''Melange'' is half a cup of brewed coffee with half a cup of cream, topped with milk foam. Nescafe, Movenpick, Lufthansa Catering and Albert Heijn housebrand however serve Wiener Melange as Coffee blended with Cocoa – no matter whether foam topped or not. The

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term "Cafe Vienna" and the French ''Café viennois'' usually refer to '' espresso con panna'' – topped with whipped cream instead of milk foam. Ordering a ''Wiener Melange'' may yield the arrival of an ''espresso con panna'' even in Vienna, though this is properly called a ''Franziskaner'' (

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friar). The reference to Franciscan friars parallels the term "cappuccino", similar to the Austrian coffee preparation or "Kapuziner", which derives its name from the brown color of the robes worn by Capuchin friars.

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