As I sit here sipping on my Vietnamese iced coffee acknowledging how lucky I am to live here and most importantly — how much the Aboriginals have sacrificed for us to have what we have — I can't help but know it in my bones that Vietnamese iced coffee is 110% my unequivocal favourite type of coffee, the kind that I can happily drink for the rest of my life.
What's your favourite type of coffee?
@DazMon: Do you mean Springvale's average price is $4? For ground coffee or ca phe sua das?
Cabra (well, Sydney) is a bit more expensive overall so not surprised if the coffee is more expensive.
I miss Tan Viet… please tell me you had the Crispy Skin Chicken, anything else would be blasphemous. The last time I visited Tan Viet in Cabra I mentioned to the manager (the middle aged dude who always seems to be working) that Tan Viet would be super popular in Melbourne and to open a store down here. Hopefully one day…..
@Ghost47: Yes you are right about Tan Viet and crispy skin chicken.
Our Ca Phe Sua Da are mostly $4.
Have you tried the three blend Viet coffee mix from there? So damn good!
Cafe sữa đá for me, especially in hot summer day
Cap for me, followed by Viet ice coffee.
Will drink Greek/Turkish if the time arises but stick to the above.
Where's the option for Bru?
Never heard of it. Google shows me it's an instant coffee, so I would vote "Instant Coffee".
Yeah it's a form of instant out of India, made on stovetop. Hmm no dramas.
I usually order a latte.
However, I admit, a Vietnamese iced coffee is better on a hot day or with a bowl of Pho/Bun bo Hue.
Unfortunately I don't make or drink it every often due the amount of sugar (condensed milk).
Just about 24 hours into the poll and I'm surprised to see the humble Flat White taking a strong lead! Haven't had a Flat White in ages…
There are so many types of coffee drinks… I should mix it up instead of constantly going for caps and long blacks when I'm in the office…
AFAIK the humble Flat White is Australia's contribution to the NYC coffee scene
lifted 'gimme kawfee' from the previous usual execrable dishwater for 80 cents of whatever
to something that tastes good for not much more, and not sweet plastic like Starbucks
since 2013 or so - https://nypost.com/2014/01/19/australian-drink-flat-white-is…
or 2011 on the US West Coast - https://perfectdailygrind.com/2015/09/the-flat-white-the-big…
invented in Melbourne, Australia in the ’70s - https://hauteliving.com/2015/02/flat-white-take-over-5-best-…
I'm not quite sure if Melbourne can claim the honour of inventing the Flat White, Wikipedia (yes, I know, but we all use it!) and your NY Post link mentions that it originated in Sydney!
Now I really want a Flat White just to see what all the fuss is about, haven't had one in ages. If it's made properly (i.e. with two shots) that would go down a treat…
My favourite coffee is a free coffee.
Flat white 3/4 full but also Vietnamese iced coffee.
I'm amaze flat white is most popular on ozbargain.
Same here, and by a strong lead as well!
Not sure about that statement, maybe coffee can solve the northern territories problem.
understatement of the week, people need to dump the false guilt and come back to reality.. Unity and equality is what we need to move forward… not division and separation………Happy AUSTRALIA day OP
Unity and equality is what we need to move forward
That's exactly what I was trying to do via that comment lol.
I guess we've been hearing our whole lives about what the Anzacs did. Now it's about the indigenous peoples.
Completely ignoring how weird it is to put that comment in a post about how nothing beats Vietnamese iced coffee …
Make your mind up. Did we take stuff, and therefore have a debt? Or did they make sacrifices for us that we should be grateful for?
It sounds like OP missed a grievance meeting.
Completely ignoring how weird it is to put that comment in a post about how nothing beats Vietnamese iced coffee …
It was Australia Day, I was high on caffeine, what can I say I slipped it in there.
Make your mind up. Did we take stuff, and therefore have a debt? Or did they make sacrifices for us that we should be grateful for?
I need a coffee to process this information, alas it's too late to be drinking coffee.
Agree. That statement has nothing to with the post, it's irrelevant, unnecessary and feels like it's trying to provoke. If anything, OP should be thanking the Vietnamese people for creating their favourite coffee or the Italians who are the ones who brought the coffee culture to Australia (in case you don't know, Australia used to be a prodominantly tea drinking nation, the only coffee available was instant. It was an Italian migrant who imported the first coffee machine into Australia from Italy and used it to make the coffee he served in his cafe. It became popular and the rest is history). The Aboriginals didn't contribute to Australia's coffee culture..
Lol, I wasn't trying to provoke. I was sipping on my coffee at my computer, browsing OzBargain, and acknowledging how I wouldn't be able to sit here if the Aboriginals didn't essentially give up the land they live on. I also thank the Vietnamese and Italians. And also the Ethiopian goat herder Kaldi for discovering the power of the coffee bean.
Thank you for the comment though, I did not know those interesting tidbits of information.
Who knows, maybe there is some sort of Aboriginal coffee drink out there… after all, there are many coffee drinks in this world…
Nice username by the way.
True but you could think of thousands of things in history that needed to happen for you to sit there drinking your Vietnamese iced coffee..
@Pinchy: Well, it was Australia Day, which should lead one to think back about how this country came to be. I don't think it's a far stretch or controversial at all to acknowledge Aboriginals.
@Ghost47: Go back to my initial reply.
We can acknowledge Aboriginals. But they didn't make sacrifices for us.
I believe coffee has the power to unite us all.
Not if it makes you say stupid stuff.
Someone please down vote my comment, I dunno kinda use to it.
Flat whiters unite! Glad to see members have good taste ;)
latte - was my favourite - until I wandered into the basement cafe in the Villa Borghese in Rome and asked for 'un latte per favore' - and got strange looks - I thought my Italian was fairly simple - what could go wrong ?
I tried repeating it a few times - each got confused looks. Finally one of them ventured … 'Caffè latte ?'
Ah - no wonder ! I had walked into a cafe - and asked for 'a milk please' - no wonder they were all WTF
English - is not Italian … https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latte
Hahaha. I was actually wondering if I should've called it a "Cafe Latte" but left it as Latte.
Siphon coffee is the purest and best tasting coffee I’ve had. Black as the ace of spades as god intended.
is it the bunsen burner one?
Depends where i am having it. Doppio if they make good coffee with good beans. Cappuccino if they dont, flat white at home as cant be bothered with beans, sometimes macchiato
Mocha aka, Choccy coffee is best coffee.
what about all the different milk? however then you'd open a whole new can of something :)
Indeed. Almond latte, oat milk latte, soy latte… it's all latte!
egg coffee
You forgot the sh!t!
Coffee luwak
Forgot about that one, added it in.
Nope. Don't drink it. Don't drink twa either
Good thing there's the "I don't drink coffee" option for you!
I can see this being added to the existing Wikipedia article on "Coffee" as content under "Culture and Trend". A 2023 survey of frugal coffee lovers resulted in….
Wasn't my intention but I'll take it.
I catch myself just asking "I'll have a coffee please". I totally expect them to read my mind and know I want a regular (small) flat white.
As a side note, when I was in the US a while back, I wanted a coffee but the only size was some bucket thing. When I queried this, they pulled out stack of small(er) cups from underneath the counter.
I like Kopi-O, but I will also happily settle for a filter.
Looks interesting, have you tried those bags before? Any good?
Yes, I have tried it and no, they are no good.
i'd rather indocafe over kopi o
Long Macchiato topped up.
Currently in Vietnam - and I would happily drink cà phê sữa đá for the rest of my life too!
Where's the option, I dont care coffee is coffee, I just need coffee ?
Maybe you can vote for "Instant Coffee"?
If I try order a magic in Sydney will I get weird looks?
I assume Greek coffee is actually a Frappe or a Freddo Espresso or Freddo Espresso.
If Greek coffee refers to the strong coffee made in a briki, then that's called Turkish coffee. Any differences are regional, but in essence it's the same thing. Even the Greeks in Greece call it toúrkikos, which means Turkish. You don't really need to say kaffe because if you're in a coffee shop it's pretty obvious you're talking about coffee.
Yeah I added both in because I had a) heard of both and b) thought they were different. I've only had a Greek coffee twice in my life, and both times it was iced.
I guess in this poll a Greek coffee is a frappe.
why one favourite ?
it depends on the situation, i always chop and change depending on my mood, the weather
Because OzBargain polls don't allow for multiple votes lol. And part of the fun (if you can imagine it) is having to choose one.
Nescafe with 2 teaspoons of Cocaine
What's the concensus on Bulletproof (butter) coffee? I've heard mixed reviews…
The cafe near my office does it and I normally grab one in the mornings. It’s pretty pleasant, a bit nutty and slightly oily/greasy but not in a gross way.
I’ve made it before with one of those aero mixer things but it hasn’t come out the same (not as emulsified).
Flat white is the regular go to. Australia makes the best coffee in the world.
That said - nothing beats a Vietnamese iced coffee (or coconut iced coffee) on a hot summer day. They were life savers when I was travelling Vietnam in 35 degree heat. I brought a few phin filters and use them often on hot days.
The (chemical concoction?) that is Thai 7 Eleven iced coffee.
Other than that, flat white all day. Yep, boring.
The (chemical concoction?) that is Thai 7 Eleven iced coffee.
Other than that, flat white all day. Yep, boring.
P.S. Anyone that has syrup of any kind, how do you live with yourself?
I what’s the Thai 7 Eleven iced coffee?
I’ve had the iced coffee you grab from the freezer and fill up using the machine but haven’t heard of this.
Where's the poll option for International Roast Caterers Blend?
Public hospital represent
That can go under instant lol.
Wow, I didn't realise everyone on ozbargain was so basic.
Hahaha it’s surprising me as well how popular the humble Flat White is.
I sit here
sipping on my Vietnamese iced coffee
acknowledging how lucky I am
how much the Aboriginals have sacrificed for us to have what we have
What?
Can't have coffee anymore, it makes me sick 😢
Before this I'd drink instant coffee.
F
I'd be sick if I drunk instant coffee too… did you try some proper one from a proper coffee shop?
Hahaha no, didn't want to have to waste the coffee if it turned out the same way.
Closest was Macca's fancy barista coffee, and that did make my guts stage a violent protest.
Vietnamese iced coffee is 110% my unequivocal favourite type of coffee
Is it the sweetness of the condensed milk and/or the amount of caffeine in the robusta beans that gets you?
Soy cap for me; medium intensity.
Both the sweetness of the milk and the intensity of the coffee.
Vietnamese iced coffee. So good.
But I usually a latte with full cream milk.
Italy drinks coffee, France swallows sewage.
Battered Vietnam managed to come a long way.
Ice coffee + milo + condensed milk with a big tablespoon of powered undissolved milo on top.
My colleagues think im weird, but no joke it's damn good.
You brut!
Almond Cap 💓
Since alot of coffee people are here thought of asking this.
I am allergic to all the instant coffees I have tried (most variants of Nescafe, Moccona, few house brands and lot of other asian instant coffee sachets in past). All other types of coffees have no such problem. Thoughts?
Were the ones you tried all 3 in 1 types? Ie with creamer and sweetener added?
Try maybe 2 in 1, either without the creamer or the sweetener. Though it could still be something else that's causing it.
Or an alternative instant type that isn't coffee to see if it's something else in the ingredients list - eg some of the Asian brands have matcha latte, or tea based mixes.
Or see a medical professional I guess
My daily coffee is a long black on delonghi magnifica s at home, however I add about two tablespoons of milk on top for a subtle creamy flavour. Not sure what this type of coffee would be called…
Closest would be macchiato (where dash of milk is steamed).
Thankyou for listing magic! It’s the best by far.
Long black when I'm fasting and strong latte otherwise.
Oat milk flat white.
It's annoying that these 'alternative milks' attract sometimes a surcharge of $1 when cafes are sometimes using alternative milks for 40-50% of coffees.
Surely the price of the Alt. Milks should come down with all this demand. They should also be making 2L cartons as well.
Also thought that oat milk should be cheapish compared to almond.
Surely the price of the Alt. Milks should come down with all this demand
Sounds like a good reason to increase prices.
"how much the Aboriginals have sacrificed for us to have what we have"…interesting. Are you able to expand on this further?
Was in Cabramatta 2 weekends ago, coz it feels like Springvale, our Ca Phe average price is $4 and there's good competition.
Cabramatta was $2 more I think and wasn't Trung Nguyen.
Also ate at Tan Viet.