My struggles with coffee
For most of my life I have been a tea person. Nothing fancy like chamomile or oolong or any of the other stuff that people drink with their little pinkies in the air. Just regular working-class chai , made with black tea powder, milk, and sugar. Here is how you do it. You first boil the water on low flame, add the tea powder (or leaves), and give the concoction some time to wake up. Then, you put in the sugar and optionally ginger, cardamom, or whatever else your sick heart desires. You set the flame to high and a couple of minutes later, add milk. Of course, there are some people who, unable to control their vulgar impulses, put everything together in one go. These people should be arrested and locked up for good, but I will post a petition on Change.org for that later. About a year ago, something changed. I have always treated coffee with the politeness that is reserved for acquaintances. To me, coffee is the silver medalist of beverages. It is almost tea but not quite. Every h...