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Post by Legend Lover on May 29, 2019 14:48:57 GMT -5
So in many US shows, people refer to having cream in their coffee.
Is that another way of referring to adding milk, like we do in the UK, or do most people actually add cream to their coffee?
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Post by trailboss on May 29, 2019 14:59:34 GMT -5
If a restaurant does it right, it is heavy cream... but it can be a catchall phrase from milk to flavored creamers like International Delights concoctions.
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Post by sperrytops on May 29, 2019 15:03:51 GMT -5
In the past cream with coffee meant just that, cream. People began substituting milk, nonfat or whole, as time went on. Today, a lot of people like heavy whipping cream in their iced coffee drinks (me included). If you order coffee with cream in a coffee house or restaurant today, you are generally asked if you want cream, milk, or nonfat milk.
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Post by McWiggins on May 29, 2019 15:06:16 GMT -5
Yeah, if its right, its heavy cream. Outside of that I've heard it in reference to specialty coffee creamers, half and half, nondairy creamers, almond milk and even whipped cream.
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Post by Spartacus on May 29, 2019 15:08:48 GMT -5
I use Heavy Whipping Cream in my coffee or 1/2 & 1/2 if no cream is available. I maintain a Keto diet so milk is a no no.
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Post by dervis on May 29, 2019 15:19:28 GMT -5
Most of the time I see people who add coffee to their cup pf "cream" and sugar.
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2019 15:19:41 GMT -5
In the past cream with coffee meant just that, cream. People began substituting milk, nonfat or whole, as time went on. Today, a lot of people like heavy whipping cream in their iced coffee drinks (me included). If you order coffee with cream in a coffee house or restaurant today, you are generally asked if you want cream, milk, or nonfat milk. This +1^^^^^^^👍 What’s very popular as Charlie stated is the “ flavored creams “ which is NOT for me, many artificially flavored!!!
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Post by pepesdad1 on May 29, 2019 15:36:10 GMT -5
I prefer ½ & ½ in my coffee when I take any creamer at all...sometimes I use whipping cream if it is something special that would be enhanced by using it. When it is cafe con leche then it is whole milk that is used.
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Post by smellthehatfirst on May 29, 2019 15:37:59 GMT -5
It's a regional thing. In the East, it's more likely to actually be milk. In the Midwest and the South, it's going to be heavy cream or 1/2 and 1/2.
The West is sufficiently weird that I have no idea what to expect
(One has to remember that the U.S. is roughly the size and population of all of Europe. There's a lot of room for regional variation.)
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Post by sperrytops on May 29, 2019 15:41:30 GMT -5
It's a regional thing. In the East, it's more likely to actually be milk. In the Midwest and the South, it's going to be heavy cream or 1/2 and 1/2.
The West is sufficiently weird that I have no idea what to expect
(One has to remember that the U.S. is roughly the size and population of all of Europe. There's a lot of room for regional variation.)
Indeed, we are weird in the West, especially as it pertains to coffee. As for cream, we stay away from the artificial stuff.
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Post by Dramatwist on May 29, 2019 15:42:28 GMT -5
Espresso. Always espresso. NO d*** cream. Cream is for babies.
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2019 15:43:43 GMT -5
If I can get it fresh cows cream untouched, Half and half from the store. Milk why bother.
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Post by sperrytops on May 29, 2019 15:44:46 GMT -5
Espresso. Always espresso. NO d*** cream. Cream is for babies. lol
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Post by Dramatwist on May 29, 2019 15:47:14 GMT -5
...I used to frequent a coffee shop in the SF Bay Area that offered a concoction called a "Keith Richards"... it was essentially an espresso times 4 or 5 with NO d*** cream...
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Post by sperrytops on May 29, 2019 15:51:34 GMT -5
I would imagine Keith would use non dairy creamer
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Post by Legend Lover on May 29, 2019 15:57:04 GMT -5
Wow, such a response. Thanks everyone. I've never had cream in coffee. In coffee shops it's not even an option.
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Post by Dramatwist on May 29, 2019 16:07:01 GMT -5
I would imagine Keith would use non dairy creamer ...I imagine Keith would use cocaine...
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2019 16:24:51 GMT -5
Espresso. Always espresso. NO d*** cream. Cream is for babies. Martin, with just a piece of lemon rind to rub around the rim is also good👍👍👍. Very European
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Post by sperrytops on May 29, 2019 16:36:16 GMT -5
I would imagine Keith would use non dairy creamer ...I imagine Keith would use cocaine... Non dairy creamer...
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Post by william on May 29, 2019 16:41:24 GMT -5
I'm one of those "babies" who adds coffee to my cup of cream and sugar.
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Post by kbareit on May 29, 2019 16:42:51 GMT -5
No cream or sugar for me. When I started drinking coffee it was black and I've drank it that way for 40 years.
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Post by Mac on May 29, 2019 16:54:49 GMT -5
So in many US shows, people refer to having cream in their coffee. Is that another way of referring to adding milk, like we do in the UK, or do most people actually add cream to their coffee? I use whole milk for my cappuccinos, (cappuccini?)as well as for those few times I put milk in drip or press coffee. But some folks use the word "cream in coffee" for any dairy product added. And don't forget the song, "You're the cream in my coffee; You're the salt in my stew". And some US tv shows aren't wholly accurate of life in these United States! (Shocking, I know.....)
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Post by william on May 29, 2019 16:57:26 GMT -5
I use Coffee Mate. I don't even want to know what it is...... Sort of like I don't really want to know what is in a hot dog.
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2019 17:03:19 GMT -5
If a restaurant does it right, it is heavy cream... but it can be a catchall phrase from milk to flavored creamers like International Delights concoctions. I use the Krogers version of French Vanilla in my coffee. Good stuff.
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Post by stone on May 29, 2019 17:28:02 GMT -5
I use Coffee Mate. I don't even want to know what it is...... Sort of like I don't really want to know what is in a hot dog. Many years ago when I was a field engineer servicing every computerized device known to man, I used to service printers on the assembly lines at various meat packing plants which made cold cuts, brats, hot dogs etc. I noticed that a giant garbage cart on wheels would roll by the cutting stations and shovel up the stuff that ended up on the floor with a snow shovel and throw it in the rolling cart. Guys with greasy works boots stood in it, rats gnawed on it, people spat in it, etc. etc.
After many trips there to repair one of many printers, I finally asked what they did with all that scrap? They showed me..........it was at least 15 years before I could eat a hot dog again!
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Post by stone on May 29, 2019 17:30:04 GMT -5
If a restaurant does it right, it is heavy cream... but it can be a catchall phrase from milk to flavored creamers like International Delights concoctions. I use the Krogers version of French Vanilla in my coffee. Good stuff. Ruining a good cup of coffee with such stuff is far worse than smoking the most aromatic of aromatics
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Post by roadsdiverged on May 29, 2019 17:42:10 GMT -5
Depending on the coffee, I use coffee mate hazel nut. Just enough to make my coffee orange. Maybe a teaspoon or so. Not real sure what it's made of.
If the coffee is a good strong coffee, I drink it black. Same with real espresso.
I can't drink coffee like my dad does. He gives a new meaning to ½ & ½. His is ½ coffee, ½ cream.
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Post by Legend Lover on May 29, 2019 17:43:45 GMT -5
So in many US shows, people refer to having cream in their coffee. Is that another way of referring to adding milk, like we do in the UK, or do most people actually add cream to their coffee? I use whole milk for my cappuccinos, (cappuccini?)as well as for those few times I put milk in drip or press coffee. But some folks use the word "cream in coffee" for any dairy product added. And don't forget the song, "You're the cream in my coffee; You're the salt in my stew". And some US tv shows aren't wholly accurate of life in these United States! (Shocking, I know.....) you mean, what I see on TV dramas and sitcoms isn't real life? 😱
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2019 18:26:30 GMT -5
I use the Krogers version of French Vanilla in my coffee. Good stuff. Ruining a good cup of coffee with such stuff is far worse than smoking the most aromatic of aromatics My philosophy is smoke what you like, drink what you like, etc. Different strokes.
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