When I was in Japan last time, I got iced coffee everywhere I went. I love iced coffee. I love green tea, but a close second is iced coffee. I'm not talking about the "iced mocha" at Popular Coffee Shops or Starbucks "doubleshot" canned coffee, either (For the record, I actually *like* the doubleshot, but I prefer Boss canned coffee if I have a choice).

In Japan, if you order iced coffee in a restaurant, I noticed in a lot of places they use a pre-made product called "Blendy". Some of it comes pre-sweetened, and you just add milk or drink as-is. It's pretty good, and it beats having to make coffee, sweeten it, and wait for it to chill in the fridge, especially on a hot, busy day. As DIY as I am when it comes to food, cutting out this process would free up a good amount of time for me. I already make a tonne of iced green tea and barley tea. I had never heard of buying iced coffee in a container, off the shelf, in America, but I also never even thought to check if Uwajimaya carried Blendy. Much to my surprise and enjoyment, they do! It's on sale for $2.49 each, in 30.4 oz containers! Mix it with a teeny bit of milk and it smooths it out, and makes it last longer. Yums!

Labels: blendy, iced coffee

posted by tangentbot @ 6:26 PM