# So how do you like your coffee? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 5, 2003, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-do-you-like-your-coffee/146730 "2003-01-05T05:37:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Eva\_Luna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e495f1/32.png) [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2003, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-do-you-like-your-coffee/146730/41 "2003-01-06T02:33:11Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Skelji \* > \*\*Vietnamese coffee is delicious, or at least it is when prepared properly. The only time I’ve had it was in San Francisco. I’ve never found anything when looking for “Vietnamese Coffee” since, so I don’t know if it’s a type of bean (or blend), or just a method of preparation. > > \*\* A little bit of both; I live in a largely Southeast Asian neighborhood, and if you go to one of the Asian groceries here, they sell an individual filter contraption that you fill with finely ground espresso roast coffee, pour in hot water, and when it’s all dripped into your coffee cup, add sweetened condensed milk. Yum! If only they made it decaf; it’s the perfect ending to a Vietnamese dinner, but if I have caffeine past about 1 or 2 pm, I’m up all night and then completely scrambled for a day or two. ---
**Author:** ![da\_pope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7ba0ec/32.png) [@da\_pope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/da_pope)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2003, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-do-you-like-your-coffee/146730/42 "2003-01-06T03:33:28Z")
dunkin donuts ‘great one’ (24oz) enough ice to make it drinkable NOW, and a dash of sugar. you can keep your starbucks. ---
**Author:** ![Treviathan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/838e76/32.png) [@Treviathan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treviathan)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2003, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-do-you-like-your-coffee/146730/43 "2003-01-06T03:34:24Z")
Pretty much like **Zoe**. On occasion, I don’t mind a little nip of coffee to go with my three sugars and half pint of cream. ---
**Author:** ![InternetLegend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/internetlegend/32/13154_2.png) [@InternetLegend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InternetLegend)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2003, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-do-you-like-your-coffee/146730/44 "2003-01-06T07:30:18Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by martin\_ibn\_martin \* > **Black as Night, Sweet as Sin, Bitter as Love** Yeah, baby! Although, realistically, I wimp out and have regular, brewed coffee. I do make up for the quality by drinking it in huge quantities, black, no sugar, the way God intended. ---
**Author:** ![litost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c4cdca/32.png) [@litost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/litost)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2003, 8:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-do-you-like-your-coffee/146730/45 "2003-01-06T08:36:40Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Eva Luna \* > A little bit of both; I live in a largely Southeast Asian neighborhood, and if you go to one of the Asian groceries here, they sell an individual filter contraption that you fill with finely ground espresso roast coffee, pour in hot water, and when it’s all dripped into your coffee cup, add sweetened condensed milk. Yum! Unable to find such a contraption, (it is simply called a coffee filter, the process is called decocting) I ended up buying a MR Coffee Maker which just doesn’t measure up. I can’t believe you managed to find one. Damn! In case I find it in an Asian store, can I use regular ground coffee? (Oh, and even regular milk works well with that thick concotion) ---
**Author:** ![Jonno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f19dbf/32.png) [@Jonno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonno)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2003, 8:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-do-you-like-your-coffee/146730/46 "2003-01-06T08:51:33Z")
I like my coffee like my women. Dark and bitter. ---
**Author:** ![JavaMaven1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/cab0a1/32.png) [@JavaMaven1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JavaMaven1)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2003, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-do-you-like-your-coffee/146730/47 "2003-01-06T14:12:11Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by CelticCowboy \* > \*\*I like my coffee like my women. > Dark and bitter. \*\* Doncha mean hot and bitter? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2003, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-do-you-like-your-coffee/146730/48 "2003-01-06T14:20:21Z")
Black. And keep that sugar away from it. Ick. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2003, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-do-you-like-your-coffee/146730/49 "2003-01-06T17:02:46Z")
Kahlua. Otherwise, I don’t drink the stuff. And even the Kahlua needs to be whipped together with cream, amaretto, and ice. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2003, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-do-you-like-your-coffee/146730/50 "2003-01-06T17:53:21Z")
One packet of Splenda and a dollop of whatever flavored creamer I’ve got…currently cinnamon hazelnut. ---
**Author:** ![pipper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c2a13f/32.png) [@pipper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pipper)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2003, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-do-you-like-your-coffee/146730/51 "2003-01-06T18:42:19Z")
I’m progressively becoming a coffee wimp. While in school, black was great- no muss, no fuss; just grab it and go. However, once into the workforce, there was generally cream and sugar available and I gradually started down that evil road of coffee bastardization. Lately, things have taken a turn for the worse. While car camping a friend brought along one of those flavored creamers and now I’m addicted to the damn french vanilla stuff - even though it makes your coffee so sweet you can feel the teeth rotting in your head. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2003, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-do-you-like-your-coffee/146730/52 "2003-01-06T18:52:53Z")
About 255 milk, 75% coffee, plus **too much sugar**. So basicaly, I drink a chocolate bar. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2003, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-do-you-like-your-coffee/146730/53 "2003-01-06T18:53:54Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Bosda Di’Chi of Tricor \* > \*\*About 255 milk, 75% coffee, plus **too much sugar**. > > So basicaly, I drink a chocolate bar. \*\* I meant 25% milk. ---
**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2003, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-do-you-like-your-coffee/146730/54 "2003-01-06T18:58:44Z")
At home, large mug, 1 pack of sweet n’ low, that’s all. A bit of milk if I happen to have some in the fridge At work, 1 pack of the pink stuff and some milk. From the deli, “Large, Regular” (I have no idea how much of either they put in) At the diner, small cup, 2 sugars and milk. ---
**Author:** ![UWmite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/d26b3c/32.png) [@UWmite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UWmite)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2003, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-do-you-like-your-coffee/146730/55 "2003-01-06T19:12:25Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by CelticCowboy \* > \*\*I like my coffee like my women. > Dark and bitter. \*\* Aww man, you beat me to this one! I like my coffee black, and as often as possible. ---
**Author:** ![amarinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2003, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-do-you-like-your-coffee/146730/56 "2003-01-06T19:14:11Z")
According to my co-workers, I like to take some sugar and then sprinkle strong coffee onto it. They’re not that far off. Very sweet, very strong. No milk (or any substitute along those liens) ---
**Author:** ![MaddyStrut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dbc845/32.png) [@MaddyStrut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaddyStrut)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2003, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-do-you-like-your-coffee/146730/57 "2003-01-06T19:22:07Z")
I must be a coffee anomaly. I like my morning coffee black and my afternoon coffee with 2 sugars. I prefer it with the sugar, but I need it strong and bitter to wake me up! ---
**Author:** ![Feynn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecb155/32.png) [@Feynn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Feynn)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2003, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-do-you-like-your-coffee/146730/58 "2003-01-06T19:50:53Z")
I too like my coffee like I like my women… Strong, a little sweet, and mocha coloured. ---
**Author:** ![jellen92](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6bbea6/32.png) [@jellen92](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jellen92)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2003, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-do-you-like-your-coffee/146730/59 "2003-01-06T20:35:17Z")
2 packets of creamer and 1 packet of Equal. Tall, hot, satisfying, sweet, creamy, and invigorating… …with a side of the shakes… ---
**Author:** ![Jonno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f19dbf/32.png) [@Jonno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonno)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2003, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-do-you-like-your-coffee/146730/60 "2003-01-06T23:38:52Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by JavaMaven1 \* > \*\*Doncha mean hot and bitter? 😃 \*\* I didn’t want to be greedy. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-do-you-like-your-coffee/146730.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-do-you-like-your-coffee/146730.md?page=4)