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>>The new enthusiasm for the flat white, a drink made of espresso and milk that seems to have originated in Australia or New Zealand, is particularly nettlesome
by tomlock 11y ago
>>The new enthusiasm for the flat white, a drink made of espresso and milk that seems to have originated in Australia or New Zealand, is particularly nettlesome to Mr. Nye. “You put 10 people in a room who claim to be an authority on the flat white, you’re going to get at least five different opinions on what it should be,” he said. “People are trying to make the whole process intimidating to the consumer.”
What the bloody hell is this drongo talking about? Flat whites are the most average drink in Australia. Flat whites in Australia intimidate no-one. We're intimidated by single origin long blacks and cold drip.
- amatix 11y agoGetting a flat white in the UK is truly painful (as a recently emigrated NZer)
- DanBC 11y agoCoffee places in the UK often get the milk wrong, so most drinks are going to be painful. If you go to a big chain there's more chance they've had training in steaming the milk properly. But then you have to put up with their roast (starbucks) or lack of wifi (costa). And even then some of them are real branches (had all the training) and others are franchised branches (use the branding but have different prices and far less training). But a bad coffee from a chain is still going to be very much better than the instant you'll be offered in many places.