One of my favorite coffee preparations (and I drink a lot of coffee), is Mexico City’s  “Café con Leche”. Popularized by the now almost defunct “Chinese coffee houses” of Avenida Obregón,  (where, until very recently all of their employees were Chinese who barely spoke Spanish), it’s the perfect drink for a cold Sunday morning, especially if you have some sweet pastries to go with it, such as  biscuits (as it’s traditionally served), or a scone.

Ingredients (makes for two tall glasses)

·         A cup of very strong coffee (a moka pot or an espresso machine works great for this)

·         A cup of hot milk

·         Sugar to taste

·         Two biscuits*

·         Jam*

How to

·         Pour half of the coffee on each milk glass  

·         Top each glass with the hot milk 

·         Add sugar to taste    

·         Warm up the biscuits, slice them in half, and spread the jam in them*

*The jam and biscuits are optional. But be warned, you’ll be missing half the experience.

Hope you like it!

PS: The second paragraph of this article talks a bit about the Chinese coffee houses (“Cafés de Chinos”, in Spanish) in case you’re curious about them.