The World in Coffee
| October 4, 2017
Frappé
– Greece
Although you’ve probably both heard of, and had, a frappé before, a Greek coffee frappé is something completely different. The drink, which was accidentally invented by a Nescafe rep in the Greek city of Thessaloniki in 1957, is made of instant coffee, water, and sugar shaken or mixed until foamy.
The foamy coffee is poured into a tall glass over ice, and can be topped with evaporated milk, or drunk black. Just make sure to enjoy it with some delicious Greek sweets, like kourabiedes or loukoumades.
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