 |
| My Nescafe Dolce Gusto Piccolo. |
 |
| Espresso, Cappuccino, Macchiato, Latte, Iced Tea, etc. - quite versatile. Hot and cold drinks, you name it! |
Rice Coffee Anyone?
I have been drinking coffee from the day I was born (exaggeration much!). Well, I was breast fed until I was four (yes, that's right, that's "4") years old. I do not wish to paint any "exotic" pictures but there were times when my younger brother (i.e., 2 years my junior) and I were fed at the same time. LOL! True story! We were what you would call a typical Filipino family in the 70's. My parents led a very modest life. My father was a Philippine Coast Guard Master Sergeant and my mom stayed at home. So, when I had to stop feeding on breast milk, I was introduced to coffee. (No Gerber or anything.) My mother would "burn" rice in a pan. Well, the rice isn't really burnt. It was just heated until it becomes crispy dark brown. Then she would mix the "burnt" rice with boiling water. Presto! That's instant "rice coffee". This is one of the traditional ways that locals of Southern Luzon (i.e., specifically Bicol Region from where my mother was born) "simulate" coffee. (Rice coffee is not actually a type of coffee.) To complete my meal, my mom would mix up cold rice with the rice coffee. There you go… that was my breakfast - replacement for the breast milk!
