Coffee and Tea Around the World

Just found this topic. I wish someone had warned me that a 'long black' will be interpreted as an 'Americano' in every country other than Australia! If I had known, I would have ordered a double espresso and saved myself a whole lot of grief. Reply to this

Turkish Tea (we just couldn't get enough of it!)



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Turkish tea does sound great! Have had some great tea around the world but now that I've turned into a coffee drinker, I have found it difficult to find the flavor that I like once I leave our sunny shores. I guess where you are introduced to coffee makes a difference too. In Melbourne - it is definitely the strong, Italian style. Although, also love a small cup of the strong Greek stuff too.
I felt really self conscious when I first started writing on the blog because I was such a whiner about the coffee in London and Paris. I tried to pull my head in a bit because I was sounding like such a Melbournian. I just needed to wear black from head to toe and the stereotype would have been complete! Reply to this

In response to: Msg #168814

Jane, I didn't realise how spoilt we were with excellent coffees in Melbourne until I moved to London in the late 90s. I used to have to make a weekly pilgrimage to an Italian bar in Soho to get a good espresso. None of the locals understood my obsession...

It didn't help that I had been living in Brunswick and had easy access to Lygon St and Sydney Rd (for Turkish coffee) almost every day. And back then, black was the main colour in my wardrobe 😊
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In response to: Msg #168863

Lovely!

When I lived in Brunswick, I didn't even drink coffee back then! What a waste. But I think I am making up for lost time now.
I also have to admit that my current wardrobe probably does contain a tad too much black for folks north of the border. Reply to this

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What a pretty cup.

Hong Kong


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Peru
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Morocco


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