On Fri, 18 Jun 2010 03:22:03 -0700, Bob Terwilliger wrote:

> blake wrote:
>
>>>> have you had thai or vietnamese iced coffee? made/served with condensed
>>>> milk. very tasty.
>>>
>>> The first time I tried that, I was with my Vietnamese friend. When the
>>> waitress delivered the coffee, it was just beginning to drip and the
>>> condensed milk was in the bottom of the glass. I asked her why they
>>> used condensed milk. She just shrugged and said that is just how they
>>> always drink it. She believes it came from the French.
>>>
>>> http://www.brewed-coffee.com/wp-cont...ffeecooker.jpg
>>>
>> you must go to classier places than me. the only way i've had was all in
>> a glass, with the condensed milk kinda floating on top.
>
> Different product. You're talking about Thai iced tea, which is made by
> floating half-and-half on top of heavily sweetened spiced tea. The tea goes
> in first, and the sugar is in the tea.
>
> The Vietnamese iced coffee is made by pouring sweetened condensed milk into
> a glass with ice, then allowing coffee to drip into it. The milk goes in
> first, and the sugar is in the milk. Condensed milk is far too dense to
> float on top.
>
> Bob

i was afraid i might have gotten it backward. in any case, it came in a
glass, no machinery, with milk and coffee unmixed.

your pal,
blake