Indian Coffee
I had this weird coffee in one of Shanghai's art districts, tianzi fang (田子放）, at a terrace cafe.
I was in the mood for spiked coffee, so I figured I'd go with something new rather than the usual Irish coffee. I'd never heard of Indian coffee before, and it sounded interesting so I went with it. It was a choice that let me to discovering the weirdest coffee I have ever seen.
Inka Naturalis: Instant Grain Beverage
Inka Coffee Substitute
Inka is a Polish drink, commonly used as a coffee substitute. It's taste resembles coffee, but it has no caffeine.
The inka drink mix made by Naturalis Inka comes in a round can similar to instant coffee. The brown powder smells woody, but has a very similar aroma to the powdered coffee brands we're all used to. To make the inka beverage, you're supposed to use one heaping teaspoon of the powder, mixed with boiling water or milk. I tried it with water, and the inka coffee that resulted was suprisingly black, with a white and brown foam. It does taste like a very weak coffee, but maybe that's just because of the similarity in making it, and how it's known as a coffee substitute. Read More >