Chaotic Coffee Klatch (tea also available)

[Diosax]

Mexican coffee. You can order in any flipping bar.

Stop spreading misinformation. That's not Mexican coffee

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amarula

I never had this

Oh, ok, real Mexican coffee, not alcoholic beverage Mexican coffee.
I've had that. In Mexico. Delicious.

It's bc the one with alcohol is not "mexican coffee"

Like yes its a something that people in Mexico may drink. But its not Mexican coffee.

I don't drink it as much because it's too sweet for me.but it's delicious

 

[Mika1215]

One of my favorite in-laws is the best chaiwala in the world. He visits at least once while I'm there just to make me chai because he knows how much I love his chai. Like heaven in my mouth! He says the key is patience. Explains why my chai isn't nearly as good as his.

The first time I ever had chai....

My son (who was maybe 11 then) and I had been wandering Manhattan, just walking, and it was March, and there was a chilly wind off the river. We walked and walked, and finally ended up suddenly freezing cold and hungry with no particular idea where we were, and it wasn't a busy area with a lot of shops, mostly residential. This Indian guy was standing in the door of his restaurant, and he said, you look like you're freezing, come in.

He sat us down...it was the middle of the afternoon, and no one was there... and he said, you need this, and he made me chai.

It was one of the most memorably delicious things ever. That must have been... 16 years ago? And I still remember that deliciousness. I mean, I was really cold and all, but that was some of the best chai ever.

 

[Diosax]

If you have a rash. You really should see a doctor.

If you're gonna address me do it direcy by quoting me or don't speak to me at all

 

[Mika1215]

Amarula? What is that? I’m not familiar with that

https://amarula.com/

 

[LittleSwitchy]

Stop spreading misinformation. That's not Mexican coffee


I never had this

It's bc the one with alcohol is not "mexican coffee"

Like yes its a something that people in Mexico may drink. But its not Mexican coffee.

I don't drink it as much because it's too sweet for me.but it's delicious

I’m not spreading misinformation. Try reading the link I posted. Just cause you have not heard of it. That doesn’t make it “ misinformation “

 

[Moochienanu]

*waves hello and ducks back into the darkness of a busy weekend*

 

[LittleSwitchy]

If you're gonna address me do it direcy by quoting me or don't speak to me at all

You will address me by my name here not “ you” that you have used few times. If you can’t use my name. Then don’t say anything to me.

 

[Diosax]

I’m not spreading misinformation. Try reading the link I posted. Just cause you have not heard of it. That doesn’t make it “ misinformation “

A white girl talking about her party experience is not a reliable source when it comes to Mexican drinks

I don't need to read anything to know what's Mexican and what isn't

 

[Mika1215]

I’m not spreading misinformation. Try reading the link I posted. Just cause you have not heard of it. That doesn’t make it “ misinformation “

People!

I think that we can agree that Diosa is right that true Mexican coffee is Cafe Olla, and it is fabulous and non alcoholic, and also that if you go into a bar or restaurant in the US and order Mexican coffee, you will generally get coffee with Kalua and possibly tequila.

Lots of things have the same name but are different things.

 

[Mika1215]

People!

I think that we can agree that Diosa is right that true Mexican coffee is Cafe Olla, and it is fabulous and non alcoholic, and also that if you go into a bar or restaurant in the US and order Mexican coffee, you will generally get coffee with Kalua and possibly tequila.

Lots of things have the same name but are different things.

After all, we call this stuff that we eat in the US "Chinese food", and it really isn't.

 

[LaisDeMarieDeFrance]

The first time I ever had chai....

My son (who was maybe 11 then) and I had been wandering Manhattan, just walking, and it was March, and there was a chilly wind off the river. We walked and walked, and finally ended up suddenly freezing cold and hungry with no particular idea where we were, and it wasn't a busy area with a lot of shops, mostly residential. This Indian guy was standing in the door of his restaurant, and he said, you look like you're freezing, come in.

He sat us down...it was the middle of the afternoon, and no one was there... and he said, you need this, and he made me chai.

It was one of the most memorably delicious things ever. That must have been... 16 years ago? And I still remember that deliciousness. I mean, I was really cold and all, but that was some of the best chai ever.

Warmed your soul. They have some lemon biscuits (cookies for us North Americans) they dip in it that are my fav. I could live on them and the chai!

 

[Justadesperatewifeandmom]

I don't think I have ever thought this much about coffee. IDK Denis might be right, well except I have a special love of whipped cream.

 

[Diosax]

People!

I think that we can agree that Diosa is right that true Mexican coffee is Cafe Olla, and it is fabulous and non alcoholic, and also that if you go into a bar or restaurant in the US and order Mexican coffee, you will generally get coffee with Kalua and possibly tequila.

Lots of things have the same name but are different things.

No. Its still isn't Mexican Coffee

I will die in this hill

That they call it Mexican coffee in the US is another thing. That's fine. But that's not its original name.

 

[Mika1215]

Warmed your soul. They have some lemon biscuits (cookies for us North Americans) they dip in it that are my fav. I could live on them and the chai!

OMG I think I've had those biscuits.

Warmed my soul is right. It was the most lovely experience.

 

[LaisDeMarieDeFrance]

OMG I think I've had those biscuits.

Warmed my soul is right. It was the most lovely experience.

We have a stash that he brought back with him. We're down to our last couple boxes. We fill up a suitcase of Takis to take there and bring it back packed with biscuits. I wish we could find them here!

 

[Mika1215]

No. Its still isn't Mexican Coffee

I will die in this hill

That they call it Mexican coffee in the US is another thing. That's fine. But that's not its original name.

I'm not really trying to argue about this exactly, and I'm not for a second saying that you are not right, and that true Mexican coffee is not something different. It is.

I'm just saying that if you walk into a bar and order it, in the US, that's not what you're going to get. I don't see this as a lot different from ordering a muffin in the UK...you will get an English muffin, not the muffin that you will get in the US. Or Canada. So from a practical point of view, that's useful to know, both things.

 

[Mika1215]

We have a stash that he brought back with him. We're down to our last couple boxes. We fill up a suitcase of Takis to take there and bring it back packed with biscuits. I wish we could find them here!

I bet you can somewhere. What are they called?

 

[Strixaluco]

After all, we call this stuff that we eat in the US "Chinese food", and it really isn't.

Same thing in Europe.

 

[Diosax]

After all, we call this stuff that we eat in the US "Chinese food", and it really isn't.

Well technically it is Chinese Food. Just Chinese American food.

There's readings about how just because something is cooked outside of the motherland it still is that country's food. It's just people from that country adapting to the new country's available ingridients.

Food does evolve with time and new ingridients. Sometimes it's the techniques that are still used that might make it traditional still.

 

[Strixaluco]

And how many "Irish pubs" around the world that aren't really Irish in any way?

 

[Mika1215]

Well technically it is Chinese Food. Just Chinese American food.

There's readings about how just because something is cooked outside of the motherland it still is that country's food. It's just people from that country adapting to the new country's available ingridients.

Food does evolve with time and new ingredients. Sometimes it's the techniques that are still used that might make it traditional still.

Well, you could argue that the Mexican coffee has evolved!

It's not that it's cooked outside the motherland. It's that American Chinese food really does not closely resemble anything that you would eat in China or Taiwan, in the same way that US Mexican coffee in no way resembles Cafe Olla.

 

[Diosax]

I'm not really trying to argue about this exactly, and I'm not for a second saying that you are not right, and that true Mexican coffee is not something different. It is.

I'm just saying that if you walk into a bar and order it, in the US, that's not what you're going to get. I don't see this as a lot different from ordering a muffin in the UK...you will get an English muffin, not the muffin that you will get in the US. Or Canada. So from a practical point of view, that's useful to know, both things.

My issue with what LS is saying is that he isn't a reliable source. He isn't Mexican. He isn't Latino.

You know what nvm

See you guys later!

 

[Mika1215]

My issue with what LS is saying is that he isn't a reliable source. He isn't Mexican. He isn't Latino.

You know what nvm

See you guys later!

Ohhhhh, ok! That I will 100% buy.

 

[Mika1215]

So, people, language is weird, drinks are good, coffee is good with or without alcohol....

What are you up to today?

 

[LittleSwitchy]

Cause someone isn’t Latino doesn’t mean they don’t know what a Mexican coffee is. For you to say that is straight up racist.
Oh he’s white. He don’t know anything cause he’s not Latino. You are race baiting. You showed your true self today