Re: The Coffee Thread

Post by **wenshidi** » Sat Sep 02, 2023 5:18 pm

They use to have Old Town Coffee in Tops imported from Ipoh, but no more and it is only available online. Still, the best instant coffee anywhere in Asia!!

PET · Post by **PET** » Sun Sep 03, 2023 3:56 pm

wenshidi wrote: ↑Sat Sep 02, 2023 5:18 pm They use to have Old Town Coffee in Tops imported from Ipoh, but no more and it is only available online. Still, the best instant coffee anywhere in Asia!!

All I have seen is that each packet is 3in1 coffee with milk and sugar. No thank you I do not want sugar

Post by **Bamboo Grove** » Sun Sep 03, 2023 8:41 pm

Found 2 in 1 here in Macau. Isn't this amazing? Even when the original photo is "standing", this one is of course lying. Maybe as lazy as me. I'll leave it to you BB.

kahvi 2 in 1.jpg: (221.71 KiB) Downloaded 631 times

Post by **buksida** » Mon Sep 04, 2023 9:41 am

PET wrote: ↑Sun Sep 03, 2023 3:56 pm All I have seen is that each packet is 3in1 coffee with milk and sugar. No thank you I do not want sugar

Buddy Dean does a zero-sugar three in one which I presume has Stevia or a similar substitute in it.

Post by **Dannie Boy** » Mon Sep 04, 2023 12:21 pm

I doubt that it’s the sugar that’s the problem, simply that the OP doesn’t like drinking sweetened coffee - the only drink I take with a small amount of sugar is hot chocolate - coffee and tea without any sugar.

Post by **wenshidi** » Tue Mar 11, 2025 12:56 pm

Did you happen to notice if Gourmet Market stocks Malaysian coffee brands?

Post by **caller** » Tue Mar 11, 2025 8:17 pm

wenshidi wrote: ↑Tue Mar 11, 2025 12:56 pm Did you happen to notice if Gourmet Market stocks Malaysian coffee brands?

I wouldnt have noticed, as I don't drink coffee!

But I was in the local one today, and they had something I had never seen before, a Malaysian condiment, known as 'Black' and I have no idea what that was. They also sell Linghams chille sauce from Malaysia, which was my favourite back in the UK! In fact, it was interesting to note that the range of western and other asian Foods has increased significantly, almost like another VM, but with cheaper prices.

I am in Bkk until next Tuesday, happy to look for whatever coffee you are after, I tend to treat the local GM in Emquartier as a local corner shop, as I generally stop there, wherever I have been, via train, as they have a proper taxi rank, to get a cab back to where I stay.

Post by **STEVE G** » Wed Mar 12, 2025 2:48 am

I don't know if they do this in Malaysia but when I lived in Indonesia, they made coffee by just pouring hot water over finely ground coffee and waiting five minutes for the grounds to settle to the bottom.
Then they added sugar or condensed milk. It's very simple and gives you a strong drink and I still make it that way sometimes if I don't have any other coffee making device around, much to the amazement of my European colleagues who generally have 1,000 euro Italian coffee machines in their kitchens!

Post by **wenshidi** » Wed Mar 12, 2025 5:10 am

Thanks Steve, but I am looking specifically for Ipoh instant. It is frustrating when it is so widely available in all the other neighbouring countries. Honestly, BKK is a bit of a disappointment compared to Kim Yong!

Post by **404cameljockey** » Wed Mar 12, 2025 7:44 am

You can by this online, if it's what you're after:

https://shopee.co.th/product/11439906/1 ... Y8QAvD_BwE

Post by **JohnD** » Wed Mar 12, 2025 7:59 am

I was addicted to “Bali Dancer” ground coffee in Indonesia for quite a while, made simply by pouring hot water on the ground coffee in a cup.

I still pour hot water on ground coffee.
Success (no bits floating on the surface) depends on the brand, best discovered by trial and error.

Lately, I’ve been putting the ground coffee in a fine deep tea strainer bought from Daiso.
The strainer catches the big bits, coffee tastes pretty good with no bits in the brew; they are either at the bottom of the cup, or in the strainer.

Post by **buksida** » Wed Mar 12, 2025 8:10 am

I bought one of these from Laz for ground coffee, no messing around with papers or machines, very handy when camping!

: Stainless-Steel-Coffee-Filter-Reusable-Cone-Dripper-Coffee-Stand-Metal-Mesh-Drip-Coffee-Filters-Funnel-Portable-2271242304.jpg (67.25 KiB) Viewed 6722 times

Post by **STEVE G** » Wed Mar 12, 2025 3:28 pm

^I have a similar filter that I bought in Hua Hin Makro that came with a glass flask that it sits in.
It looks like something from a school chemistry lesson but it works and only cost about 200bt.

Post by **wenshidi** » Wed Mar 12, 2025 3:38 pm

404cameljockey wrote: ↑Wed Mar 12, 2025 7:44 am You can by this online, if it's what you're after:
https://shopee.co.th/product/11439906

I could also get a bus direct to Ipoh, but I was asking for a retailer in BKK.

Post by **404cameljockey** » Thu Mar 13, 2025 7:18 am

wenshidi wrote: ↑Wed Mar 12, 2025 3:38 pm
404cameljockey wrote: ↑Wed Mar 12, 2025 7:44 am You can by this online, if it's what you're after:
https://shopee.co.th/product/11439906
I could also get a bus direct to Ipoh, but I was asking for a retailer in BKK.

A strange reply indeed. You do know that when you shop online they deliver to your door ...? It's not even a new thing.

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