Filter Coffee

Wander Whai · May 19th, 2004, 01:49

1) How many of you have had authentic filter coffee in Southern India?
This coffee has chicory, milk and the perfect touch of sugar, all frothed up by expertly pouring the coffee from a steel 'glass' to a small steel cup back and forth, back and forth several times and is finally served with the coffee in the steel glass and the steel glass is placed in the cup before serving, and the temperature is just perfect by the time you get it. This coffee is heavenly, the best in the world, ooh I miss it. Tried to replicate it using the green label filter coffee you find in Indian grocery stores here, but somehow cannot authenticate the aroma. Any suggestions? Anybody have a picture to post?

2)What is this Western obsession with beer? I just don't get it! I never liked the bitter taste of beer. Is beer an acquired taste? There is so much fascination, anticipation and reverence about beer drinking here in America, and I have always found it incredibly funny. Does beer have such a large following because mommy forbade it in the formative years? It simply cannot be the high resulting from alcohol, because wine and higher-ups (vodka, scotch) have more, right? If you have this exasperated look on your "cheharas" (Hindi for faces) please enlighten me!!

volga_volga · May 19th, 2004, 03:24

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Originally posted by Wander Whai
2)What is this Western obsession with beer? I just don't get it! I never liked the bitter taste of beer. Is beer an acquired taste? There is so much fascination, anticipation and reverence about beer drinking here in America, and I have always found it incredibly funny. Does beer have such a large following because mommy forbade it in the formative years? It simply cannot be the high resulting from alcohol, because wine and higher-ups (vodka, scotch) have more, right? If you have this exasperated look on your "cheharas" (Hindi for faces) please enlighten me!!

Wander Whai, i second your question. About time we had an anti-beer thread... this beer-drinking crowd has appropriated the Favourite Drink thread!

I also never understood that thing about beer.

VOTE AGAINST BEER

freenote · May 19th, 2004, 04:01

one cannot understand the derisive tone of that last post,conserning one the most renowned and revered beverages known to mankind shame on you

indiamike · May 19th, 2004, 04:18

1) Oooh I love south Indian coffee...seriously nothing better and the first time I had it I was like "wow" this is incredible. Indian coffee and indian chai are both really impossible to make at home and I have tried (ruined a good pot with the chai).

2)"Is beer an acquired taste"---my father used to make me drink it when I was younger and the dog drink it and everyone else. I hated it. It took many years of cutting class in school and swimming by the lake and getting drunk everyday to aquire a taste for it (paying for it now with my sad writing skills

) So yup it's an aquired taste.

May 19th, 2004, 04:23

All beer-istas, don't waste your time here supporting your favorite jugs against assault by people that have not (at the very least) acquired the taste (sneering patronizingly as I look around)....

Jus' go an' vote beer ok?

steven_ber · May 19th, 2004, 04:58

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About time we had an anti-beer thread.

Non Alcoholic - is it just me?

freemanx · May 19th, 2004, 07:04

Quote:

Originally posted by volga_volga
Wander Whai, i second your question. About time we had an anti-beer thread... this beer-drinking crowd has appropriated the Favourite Drink thread!
I also never understood that thing about beer.

volga_volga,

you poor girl

you never made it to the point where you discovered how excellent and divine

tastes!

but i have the solution to your problem!

send me a PM with your address and i will send you a can of kölsch.
it tastes differend to other brands. quite a few female friends who
didn't like beer before love it.

thats not a joke!!! i'm serious!!

but you know, i'm leaving on sunday...

so don't hesitate too long.

guerik · May 19th, 2004, 10:17

Chai (or filtered coffee, I guess) is to India as beer is to Australia. It's our national beverage, it would be plain rude not to drink it

I won't try to convert anyone, as it must be an acquired taste - I've been raised on shandies though so had a head-start

stormysky · May 19th, 2004, 10:18

Hey Wander Whai ,

1. I have south Indian filter coffee every day in the morning. It surely is divine. Once you get used to it you will hate instant coffee. It can never come near it.

The reason why green label would'nt have tasted so good could've been because of the chicory in it. You get coffee powder with different % of chicory in it.

For best results if you are in Bangalore, then get yourself a packet of Cothas Coffee. (pure)

Well, along with coffee, beer too is there right at the top...

Cheers
sK

stormysky · May 19th, 2004, 10:21

guerik ,

Chai is Tea. Coffee is mainly a drink in South India. That too mainly in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
In the north, you are likely to find only chai (Tea).

sK

bijapuri · May 19th, 2004, 10:51

Filter coffee lovers beware!!!!

learned the hard way, when I asked for real coffee, and the waiter said they served "brew coffee," that it's an instant brand name!
outside of fancy joints, only in the deep S will one find non-instant java

May 19th, 2004, 11:06

Filter coffee is the opposite of beer. While beer has alcohol that knocks you out, filter coffee is like a kick in the pants.The last 10 % of the black stuff in an office coffee pot, except with cream and sugar. It's not as vile though. it smells divine and tastes extremely bitter...and sweet. Your body sweats the smell of coffee for some days , if you drink filter coffee that's made right.

Sahibcol · May 19th, 2004, 11:06

I've not been able to faithfully replicate the sublime experience South Indian coffee as it is served in South India - but I've come pretty damn close. Each time I visit the sub-continent I stock-up on the packets of coffee they sell in the India Coffee House's.
Back home, I use it just as you would instant coffee. Admittedly, one is left with a horrible brown sludge at the bottom of the cup, but this is a small sacrifice in return for a heavenly 'Proustian' reverie.

guerik · May 19th, 2004, 11:56

Stormy: thanks, but I know and love chai already

That wasn't how I meant it but I see that it's ambiguous.

After all this fuss over the coffee I will have to try it next time - furthest south I will be going is Mumbai though. Will they have authentic southern filtered coffee there?

bijapuri · May 19th, 2004, 12:16

look for
"Indian Coffee House" joints- they're a holdover from the good ol' planned economy days, and they still make pukkah southie coffee

May 19th, 2004, 01:49	#1
Wander Whai Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Plainsboro New Jersey Posts: 40	Filter Coffee 1) How many of you have had authentic filter coffee in Southern India? This coffee has chicory, milk and the perfect touch of sugar, all frothed up by expertly pouring the coffee from a steel 'glass' to a small steel cup back and forth, back and forth several times and is finally served with the coffee in the steel glass and the steel glass is placed in the cup before serving, and the temperature is just perfect by the time you get it. This coffee is heavenly, the best in the world, ooh I miss it. Tried to replicate it using the green label filter coffee you find in Indian grocery stores here, but somehow cannot authenticate the aroma. Any suggestions? Anybody have a picture to post? 2)What is this Western obsession with beer? I just don't get it! I never liked the bitter taste of beer. Is beer an acquired taste? There is so much fascination, anticipation and reverence about beer drinking here in America, and I have always found it incredibly funny. Does beer have such a large following because mommy forbade it in the formative years? It simply cannot be the high resulting from alcohol, because wine and higher-ups (vodka, scotch) have more, right? If you have this exasperated look on your "cheharas" (Hindi for faces) please enlighten me!! __________________ Wander Whai

May 19th, 2004, 04:01	#3
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May 19th, 2004, 04:18	#4
indiamike Retired Admin Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: New Joisey for now Posts: 1,760	1) Oooh I love south Indian coffee...seriously nothing better and the first time I had it I was like "wow" this is incredible. Indian coffee and indian chai are both really impossible to make at home and I have tried (ruined a good pot with the chai). 2)"Is beer an acquired taste"---my father used to make me drink it when I was younger and the dog drink it and everyone else. I hated it. It took many years of cutting class in school and swimming by the lake and getting drunk everyday to aquire a taste for it (paying for it now with my sad writing skills ) So yup it's an aquired taste.

May 19th, 2004, 04:23	#5
albaruni Posts: n/a	All beer-istas, don't waste your time here supporting your favorite jugs against assault by people that have not (at the very least) acquired the taste (sneering patronizingly as I look around).... Jus' go an' vote beer ok?

May 19th, 2004, 10:17	#8
guerik Maha Guru Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 1,039	Chai (or filtered coffee, I guess) is to India as beer is to Australia. It's our national beverage, it would be plain rude not to drink it I won't try to convert anyone, as it must be an acquired taste - I've been raised on shandies though so had a head-start

May 19th, 2004, 10:18	#9
stormysky Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 99	Hey Wander Whai , 1. I have south Indian filter coffee every day in the morning. It surely is divine. Once you get used to it you will hate instant coffee. It can never come near it. The reason why green label would'nt have tasted so good could've been because of the chicory in it. You get coffee powder with different % of chicory in it. For best results if you are in Bangalore, then get yourself a packet of Cothas Coffee. (pure) Well, along with coffee, beer too is there right at the top... Cheers sK

May 19th, 2004, 10:21	#10
stormysky Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 99	guerik , Chai is Tea. Coffee is mainly a drink in South India. That too mainly in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. In the north, you are likely to find only chai (Tea). sK

May 19th, 2004, 11:06	#12
albaruni Posts: n/a	Filter coffee is the opposite of beer. While beer has alcohol that knocks you out, filter coffee is like a kick in the pants.The last 10 % of the black stuff in an office coffee pot, except with cream and sugar. It's not as vile though. it smells divine and tastes extremely bitter...and sweet. Your body sweats the smell of coffee for some days , if you drink filter coffee that's made right.

May 19th, 2004, 11:06	#13
Sahibcol Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Vashi, Navi Mumbai, India Posts: 54	I've not been able to faithfully replicate the sublime experience South Indian coffee as it is served in South India - but I've come pretty damn close. Each time I visit the sub-continent I stock-up on the packets of coffee they sell in the India Coffee House's. Back home, I use it just as you would instant coffee. Admittedly, one is left with a horrible brown sludge at the bottom of the cup, but this is a small sacrifice in return for a heavenly 'Proustian' reverie.

May 19th, 2004, 11:56	#14
guerik Maha Guru Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 1,039	Stormy: thanks, but I know and love chai already That wasn't how I meant it but I see that it's ambiguous. After all this fuss over the coffee I will have to try it next time - furthest south I will be going is Mumbai though. Will they have authentic southern filtered coffee there?

May 19th, 2004, 12:16	#15
bijapuri laid traps for troubadours Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Priustan Posts: 2,601	look for "Indian Coffee House" joints- they're a holdover from the good ol' planned economy days, and they still make pukkah southie coffee

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