Frappé Coffee

Όχι όχι! Μπορεί να σας έδειξα πως φτιάχνουμε έναν Cappuccino Freddo αλλά δε θα πω ποτέ σε κανέναν Έλληνα πως να φτιάξει τον φραπέ του! Η σημερινή ανάρτηση απευθύνεται στους φίλους εκτός συνόρων που μου λένε ότι πίνουν «φραπς» στα Starbucks, αλλά τι εννοούν; Η καταχώρηση για τον φραπέ στη Wikipedia είναι πολύ κατατοπιστική!

I read posts from fellow bloggers in Australia enjoying winter, and I seriously envy them! We are currently experiencing a heatwave in Greece, so what better time to give you a little reminder on how to make a delectable Cappuccino Freddo and also the basics on whipping up another Greek favorite iced coffee? Behold, the Frappé Coffee!

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Frappé Coffee

Athina

Φραπές, Frappé Coffee, Greek frappé, Nescafé Frappé, or just frappé, often written frappe without an accent—here are the basics on whipping up a favorite Greek iced coffee:

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Prep Time 3 minutes mins

Total Time 3 minutes mins

Course Drinks

Cuisine Greek

Servings 1 tall glass

Calories 37 kcal

Equipment

• countertop coffee mixer or blender

Ingredients

  

• 1-2 heaping teaspoonfuls of your favorite instant coffee (depending on how strong you want it)
• sugar/sweetener (to taste)
• ice
• dairy or other type of milk (to taste)

Instructions

 

• For a tall glass, add 2 heaping teaspoonfuls of your favorite instant coffee in your coffee mixer cup and any sugar/sweetener you usually take.
• Fill the cup at ⅙ with water (just enough for the whisk to emerge) and whisk away for 1-1 ½ mins. You will end up with a smooth, thick, creamy froth.
• Fill a tall glass with ice, serve the coffee & fill up the rest with cold water.
• Add a splash of any kind of milk you like, or skip the milk and serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

Notes

You can also use a cocktail shaker (follow the same steps but also add a few ice cubes in the shaker cup, then shake vigorously until foamy) or a handheld milk frother to whisk coffee and sugar/sweetener directly in the serving glass. 

Keyword Beverages

While you sit back, relax, and sip on your frappé, make sure you check this interesting Wikipedia insert on said coffee, but meanwhile, here are two amusing paragraphs summarized for you:

The Instant Coffee Saga

Although a Café Frappé today is mainly associated with the Greek instant coffee version, the rest of the world has, during the last two decades, embraced the espresso version, simply shaking a double espresso with ½ teaspoon of white sugar (in a shaker two-thirds full of ice). Greek (instant coffee) Frappé is also consumed in Cyprus, Albania, North Macedonia, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, parts of Turkey, Ukraine, Poland, and Romania. In recent years, foreign tourists in Greece have taken the frappé back to their homelands and adopted it, albeit with added quirks and variations. Bulgarians sometimes use Coca-Cola instead of water (possibly the inspiration for Coca-Cola Blāk). The Danish use cold milk instead of water. Serbians make frappé (usually called hladan nes, ‘cold instant coffee’) with milk or ice cream, often topped with whipped cream.

The Name Saga

In the United States, ‘frappe’ has two meanings, only one related to coffee and neither connected to the Greek coffee drink. In the northeastern region of New England, a frappe (pronounced ‘frap’ and spelled without the accent) is a thick milkshake. Then, a coffee shop in Boston, Massachusetts, combined a milkshake with coffee and called it a ‘frappuccino.’ When Starbucks acquired the shop (The Coffee Connection), it also acquired the trademarked name. Starbucks in Greece offers both Frappuccino and Greek-style Frappe (note that Starbucks uses the accentless spelling). Since then, frappe has entered the American lexicon as an iced coffee drink sold chilled or frozen. Many Starbucks competitors in the United States, the Philippines, and elsewhere have begun offering drinks similar to the popular trademarked frappuccino and called them ‘frappe’ with or without the accent, some of which do not include any coffee at all!