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23rd August 2023, 11:18 PM #1
What happened to sugar in coffee shops?
There seems to be something going on with sugar. Or more specifically, the lack of it in coffee shops. I don't understand it. I frequent cafes quite a bit.
What’s your experience with sugar in coffee shops?
My preference is cappuccino. I love the froth on top. When it has been prepared properly, that is. Not every barrister can do that. I sprinkle some sugar on the froth and spoon it into my gob. Depending upon how thick the froth is I might sprinkle some more and revel in the sweet succulence. And if they have chunky raw sugar I get to crunch the sweet froth, which adds to the experience. Eventually, I get to the coffee. More sugar goes in. Stir. Drink. Sugary froth is just as important as the coffee itself.
So, here's the thing. Just about every time when a cup is brought to my table I have to ask: Can I have some sugar? Oh sure, they say, how many would you like? What? Do you ration the stuff, I think. How many? I feel like responding by asking how thick the froth is or how strong the coffee is.
I remember when a sugar bowl sat on every table. There are precious few coffee shops I frequent that provide a sugar bowl. I wonder if it was COVID that saw the end of the sugar bowl. Okay, fine. That’s understandable. But why not place a container of those little sugar sachets that seem to be everywhere on each table? One of my favourite cafes has a pot of sugar sticks on a side table that has to be shared between about eight tables. It’s as though sugar is the price of gold.
The worst experience I had, way back, the guy asked if I’d like some sugar with my coffee. Sure, I said, yeah I would. How many? Well, for the same reasons as above (froth depth, coffee strength) I didn’t know. I said half a dozen would be fine. I expected to see six little sugar sachets next to my cup.
Eventually, the coffee came. There was no sign of the sugar. I asked about it. I’ve already added the sugar he said. All six of them. Never went back.
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24th August 2023, 12:23 AM #2
Six !! Maybe they are saying “ here comes sweet tooth Errol again “ and hiding it
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24th August 2023, 03:35 AM #3
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24th August 2023, 09:49 AM #4
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I know a few baristas and the story I heard is that leaving sugar on the table is yet another chance for idiots to tamper with food.
I remember even in my uni days in the 1970's watching some students swapping sugar for salt and VV. Apparently these idiots now frequent coffee shops and/or younger people have taken up this and worse activities.
Even leaving packets of sugar on the table is a no-no as the same idiots successfully tamper with the sugar and restore the packets so's know one would know.
You'd think people have better things to do with their time
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24th August 2023, 10:03 AM #5
Sadly its not just idiots - needles in strawberries, poisioning water irrigation systems in a wholesale tomato seedling nursery in Australia's largest tomato production region, opened an re-closed bottles / jars in supermarkets, ..... bolts in trees in forestry, ....... machinery sabotage, .... , farm invasions in high biosecurity risk areas, ..... mushrooms???
Plenty of people out there with agendas,
On a lighter note,
"Hey meester you want to buy some sugar ...."Mobyturns
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24th August 2023, 12:18 PM #6
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25th August 2023, 07:33 PM #7
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In the past when I took sugar in my coffee I asked for it when ordering the coffee.
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25th August 2023, 07:49 PM #8
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The other "trick" students at uni do was to take the lids of those sugar pourers, the ones that had a round spouts at the top. Cover the opening with a piece of paper and then invert the container and place it back on the table and slide the piece of paper out. Then just place the pourer on top so when container was picked up sugar would go everywhere, very funny harhar!
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25th August 2023, 11:28 PM #9
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26th August 2023, 09:32 AM #10
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I think you will find that waste sugar is a big issue so asking for it implies that it will be used, regulations are the pits but have to be complied with. We all live [most of us ] in a regulated world some would say over regulated.
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26th August 2023, 09:48 AM #11
Sugar white man’s opium
I’m possibly going too get outed hear, but I can’t stand Sugar in Coffee, I just like “Coffe”
Unfortunately spending sometime in Sourh east Asia, years ago, we’re coffe was regular served with 7/8 heavy teaspoons of sugar,yuk.
Cheers Matt.
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26th August 2023, 11:08 AM #12
In an early episode of Pie in the Sky, Henry was in a cafe for a meal. He reached into his pocket and brought out a small pepper grinder to season his dish. I laughed at the idea of carrying his own condiments. The restaurant should provide this stuff. I'm wondering, at the risk of the paper deteriorating and leaving my pockets coated in sugar, perhaps I should consider bringing my own sugar.
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26th August 2023, 10:04 PM #13
Hi,
These clowns think they have a sense of humor, but their sense is just a rumor.
RegardsHugh
Enough is enough, more than enough is too much.
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26th August 2023, 11:23 PM #14
you put sugar in your coffee ???
Most times I can smell sugar in coffee -- for me the sugar disguises the taste of the coffee.
However, I understand the attraction of the sugared froth, and the benefit -- to you -- of adding more sugar to the brew.
What I've observed is many baristas add sugar as they make the coffee.
Other shops provide single serve packets that, although I usually return them unused, they are probably binned by the shop.
The SOP seems to be to throw away everything left on the table, even unused sugar packets.
Given you desire [crave?] the taste of sugared froth, perhaps ask the waitperson for those little packets of white powder.regards from Alberta, Canada
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1st September 2023, 10:23 PM #15
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i mean.... surely there is a very small cost saving to the cafe as well not having to supply sugar/sugar packets.