"Café au lait" stems from the same continental tradition as "caffè latte" in Italy, "café con leche" in Spain, "kawa biała" ("white coffee") in Poland, "tejeskávé" in Hungary, "Milchkaffee" in Germany, "Melange" in Austria, "koffie verkeerd" in Netherlands, and "café com leite" in Portugal and Brazil, meaning simply "coffee with milk".In northern Europe, "café au lait" is the name most often used in coffee shops for what other places is a 'caffè latte'.