Comments on: Eiskaffee: The Best Coffee in Germany

By: Cate, International Desserts Blog

Cate, International Desserts Blog — Tue, 18 Oct 2022 15:13:25 +0000

In reply to Nancy. As I read your comment I thought back to an "espresso float" I used to love when I was in Seattle! It was basically a big affogato but I think it also had whipped cream and chocolate or caramel sauce. It was more ice cream than espresso. In my book, any combo of ice cream + coffee or espresso = delicious!!

By: Nancy

Nancy — Tue, 18 Oct 2022 15:04:11 +0000

There was a wonderful coffeehouse with an Old World vibe at my local university in Los Angeles. I used to go there even though I wasn’t attending that school. They served a *hot* coffee with ice cream, fudge or chocolate syrup, whipped cream delight…I forget what they called it. It was the most special treat. I loved it. The hot coffee and cold ice cream, (slightly) bitter and (somewhat) rich and sweet…heaven. I never saw it anywhere else, but I had a feeling it was at least inspired by something European. In the last 10 or so years, I came across some coffeehouses in Seattle serving affogato which is similar, but with just a shot of espresso.

By: Cate, International Desserts Blog

Cate, International Desserts Blog — Thu, 17 Jun 2021 21:07:01 +0000

In reply to Gina. OMG, that's hilarious, Gina! Thanks for sharing that story. :)

By: Gina

Gina — Thu, 17 Jun 2021 21:00:18 +0000

Can we talk about one of my favorite intercultural faux pas ? It was a hot summer day in Berlin a couple years back and all I wanted was a nice big iced coffee first thing in the morning. So, I stopped on the corner cafe and ordered eiskaffee. They looked at me kind of funny (I obviously was not a German speaker) and double checked and I insisted I wanted an eiskaffee. Well, you know what showed up. So much for a healthy day ahead. But it did start sweetly!