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Frappé

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Also known as Greek Frappé · Greek Iced Coffee

Instant coffee shaken hard with a little sugar and cold water into a thick, pale foam, then topped up with water, ice and milk if you like. Invented by accident in Thessaloniki in 1957 and sipped slowly all summer.

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A tall glass of iced coffee with a thick layer of light brown foam and a straw
Servings
1 servings
Prep
3 min
Total
3 min

Ingredients

  • instant coffee2 tsp
  • caster sugar2 tsp
  • cold water150 ml
  • ice cubes4
  • milk (optional)2 tbsp

Instructions

  1. 01

    Put the , the and 2 tablespoons of the in a shaker or jar.

  2. 02

    Shake hard for 20 to 30 seconds, or whisk with a hand frother, until the mixture turns into a thick, pale foam.

  3. 03

    Pour into a tall glass and add the .

  4. 04

    Top up slowly with the rest of the , and the if you like, so the foam rises to the top.

  5. 05

    Drink through a straw, slowly — Greeks make one last 60 minutes.

Notes

  • Order it glykó (sweet), métrio (medium) or skéto (no sugar).
  • Only instant coffee foams like this; ground coffee will not.
  • A Nescafé representative invented it at the Thessaloniki trade fair when he had no hot water.
  • Many Greek cafés use evaporated milk in place of the milk.

Nutrition per serving

Calories
60 kcal
Protein
1 g
Carbs
12 g
Fat
0 g

Estimated from the ingredients.

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