# How do you take your coffee? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** coffee\ **Created:** [December 11, 2010, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-take-your-coffee/563782 "2010-12-11T14:51:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2010, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-take-your-coffee/563782/1 "2010-12-11T14:51:41Z")
I like mine white and sugary. ---
**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2010, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-take-your-coffee/563782/2 "2010-12-11T14:52:39Z")
With half-and-half. REAL half-and-half, not some bastardized non-dairy “creamer” crap. On days where I run out of half-and-half, like today, I use one of my emergency cans of evaporated milk. Just as good, in a different way. ---
**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2010, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-take-your-coffee/563782/3 "2010-12-11T16:01:49Z")
Normally, I use a little sugar and cream or half-and-half. That being said, I am currently addicted to the Bailey’s Caramel creamer and have been using that for a few weeks instead of sugar/cream. That stuff is delicious! I’m not generally a huge fan of flavored creamers otherwise. If I’m having a latte I’ll add honey and cinnamon, but since it’s a latte and not a regular coffee, I didn’t pick cinnamon for the poll. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2010, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-take-your-coffee/563782/4 "2010-12-11T16:47:02Z")
Half&Half with sweetener. Basically a coffee-flavored candy bar. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2010, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-take-your-coffee/563782/5 "2010-12-11T16:50:56Z")
Teaspoon and a half of sugar, and about a finger of milk. ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2010, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-take-your-coffee/563782/6 "2010-12-11T16:52:05Z")
If I wanted a cup of sugar, cream, or syrup I would not have asked for coffee. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2010, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-take-your-coffee/563782/7 "2010-12-11T16:55:13Z")
As ice cream. Don’t know why but I can’t stand the liquid stuff yet ice cream or mocha flavored things are all good. Even had a chocolate muffin with espresso beans many years ago. ---
**Author:** ![suranyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2010, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-take-your-coffee/563782/8 "2010-12-11T18:18:58Z")
Depending on my mood, and what I’m drinking it with, I’ll either have it black or with cream/milk/half&half/whatever’s available. My brother-in-law is from Malaysia (now they live in Chicago) and there the custom apparently is to drink it with sweetened condensed milk. It was a little strange at first but now I’ve grown to like it. It’s something I look forward to on our visits to their house, once or twice a year. ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2010, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-take-your-coffee/563782/9 "2010-12-11T18:51:00Z")
“I guess that would be ‘in the butt,’ Bob.” Oh, sorry, that’s not what you’re asking, is it[?](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Newlywed_Game#.22In_the_butt.22) ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2010, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-take-your-coffee/563782/10 "2010-12-11T19:23:07Z")
> [@Tom\_Tildrum](#): > > “I guess that would be ‘in the butt,’ Bob.” Surely that comes under the heading ‘non-dairy creamer’… ---
**Author:** ![gregorio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/fbc32d/32.png) [@gregorio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gregorio)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2010, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-take-your-coffee/563782/11 "2010-12-11T19:37:31Z")
Crisp. ---
**Author:** ![TheChileanBlob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thechileanblob/32/435_2.png) [@TheChileanBlob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheChileanBlob)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2010, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-take-your-coffee/563782/12 "2010-12-11T20:10:05Z")
Sometimes I put chili powder, curry powder, ginger, and a pinch of cayenne in the filter with the coffee grounds. MMMMM, chai coffee! ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2010, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-take-your-coffee/563782/13 "2010-12-11T20:34:29Z")
No sugar (ugh), but lots of half and half. I don’t go to Starbucks often, but I hate places that pour the coffee for you. They never leave enough room for cream, even when I ask, ---
**Author:** ![Covered\_In\_Bees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ab992/32.png) [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2010, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-take-your-coffee/563782/14 "2010-12-11T21:39:19Z")
Every now and then I don’t mind some coffee with my sugar and milk. ---
**Author:** ![MJinks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/da6949/32.png) [@MJinks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MJinks)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2010, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-take-your-coffee/563782/15 "2010-12-11T21:59:26Z")
Black with an artificial sweetener (equivalent to one teaspoon of sugar). It took me a long time to get used to coffee without milk, I plan to adapt to coffee without sweetener in the new year. ---
**Author:** ![even\_sven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dfb087/32.png) [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2010, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-take-your-coffee/563782/16 "2010-12-11T22:17:02Z")
Black. Sometimes I’ll add some soymilk. I’m not a big fan of sweet food, so I enjoy the bitterness. ---
**Author:** ![D18](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c57346/32.png) [@D18](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D18)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2010, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-take-your-coffee/563782/17 "2010-12-11T22:33:39Z")
By definition, coffee is black. If you add anything, it ceases to be coffee. ---
**Author:** ![Nametag](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nametag/32/406_2.png) [@Nametag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nametag)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2010, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-take-your-coffee/563782/18 "2010-12-11T23:17:21Z")
Black. Cheap, crappy coffee (including instant) gets a load of artificial sweetener or sugar; good coffee is fine the way it is. ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2010, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-take-your-coffee/563782/19 "2010-12-11T23:44:44Z")
You don’t have, “like my women” on there as an option. ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2010, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-take-your-coffee/563782/20 "2010-12-11T23:47:32Z")
Decaf, teaspoon of sugar, half a teaspoon of Ghirardelli unsweetened baking chocolate, enough milk to turn it medium brown and a splash of Jack Daniels in a big mug. But only one a day. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-take-your-coffee/563782.md?page=2)