Kanga Japan Posted May 12, 2014 Posted May 12, 2014 Can anyone tell me if my understanding of the following types of traditional Thai coffees are correct or not: 1. GAA FAE BORAN Filtered coffee, with milk (or condensed milk?) and sugar. Ice/hot? 2. GAA FAE TUNG Same as Gaa Fae Boran? Ice/hot? 3. OLIANG Coffee powder blended with corn, soy beans, sesame seeds. Ice/hot? Milk (or condensed milk?) Thanks for your help.
AyG Posted May 13, 2014 Posted May 13, 2014 1. is old-fashioned coffee. (BORAN means ancient.) Usually sweet condensed milk. Various ways of making it. Pouring boiling water over ground coffee in a cloth bag is probably the most traditional. 2. TUNG means "bag". This is simply any coffee served in a plastic bag by a street vendor. Could be BORAN. Could be Nescafe. 3. is iced black coffee (no milk, very, very sweet). Chinese word. Often served at Thai-Chinese restaurants/cafes. I recall one of my Thai teachers telling me it's now considered rather old-fashioned. 1
Kanga Japan Posted May 13, 2014 Author Posted May 13, 2014 Dear AyG, You found me! I knew the Thai script and thought I would put a post in the Food Forum, so the Language Forum readers wouldn't get sick of me. Thanks for the information. I now have a better idea of these coffees. Actually, until yesterday, I had never heard of Oliang coffee. Sounds good (except for the fact that it is very, very sweet). I'll have to try it on my next trip to Thailand.
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