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Apparently an "iced coffee" in Australia has a scoop of ice cream. Remind me not to ask for ice water if I visit.
 
Why on earth you'd want to put anything icy in a hot drink, I don't know.
 
Why on earth you'd want to put anything icy in a hot drink, I don't know.

the other way around

you poor expresso as a sauce on the ice
 
But then it's less "iced coffee" and more "ice cream with coffee".
 
But then it's less "iced coffee" and more "ice cream with coffee".

yes
had it first time in Italy
had to look up the name for it: it is called affogato

my easy version at home is ball of vannila ice, chocolate ice, with some tia maria and then the expresso
and not to forget whipped cream :)
 
I pour a little scoop of ice into my tea in the morning so I can drink it immediately instead of having to wait for it to cool down.
 
That's what milk is for...

I feel like Obelix in these sorts of moments. :)
 
Is adding milk in tea a thing outside of UK? I've never seen it anywhere but there.
 
Is adding milk in tea a thing outside of UK? I've never seen it anywhere but there.

Not as far as I'm aware. I think they probably do it in at least some of the countries colonized by the UK over the years but don't know.
 
But then it's less "iced coffee" and more "ice cream with coffee".
Captain Janeway would drink it in a pinch. If she can't have it black and plain, anything with caffeine will do.

That's what milk is for...

I feel like Obelix in these sorts of moments. :)
Not everyone is into milk. My housekeeping helper was over yesterday, and since she's gone vegan I've had to endure numerous lectures on the evils of milk (I have told her that it's not a conversation topic that will be of any benefit to either of us since all it does is make me defensive about what's in my fridge; I drink milk every day and have no plans to stop).

Coffee isn't on my list of things I'd drink willingly, but I can see how some people would enjoy the contrast in taste and even texture (warm/hot liquid and cool, crunchy ice)... reminds me a bit of the time back in the '70s when we went camping out in the mountains on Thanksgiving weekend and my hot chocolate froze.

Is adding milk in tea a thing outside of UK? I've never seen it anywhere but there.
Yes, it's a thing with some people in Canada. I don't know if it's just with some ethnic groups, but my grandmother tried to convince me to do it so I'd learn to like tea.

I reluctantly tolerate tea if someone is determined to serve it to me. That said, I have enjoyed a cup of cranberry or cinnamon tea on occasion... as long as it's liberally laced with honey.
 
Not only there. In NL and DE "iced coffee" is with ice cream.
The Eternal Teuton at it again.

Except that mixing milk with green tea is an abomination
If it's a cold drink it's pretty good, actually. But yeah, milk in hot things is absolutely disgusting.
 
If it's a cold drink it's pretty good, actually.

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