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Thank you!Americano is an cafe solo (espresso) with extra hot water added. No milk.
Sooooo helpful thank you!
Yummmmmmm! Can’t go past a chocolate croissant.......Try a cafe cortado — an espresso shot topped up with a little steamed milk, so it’s not so diluted as a cafe con leche. With a chocolate croissant on the side — heaven!!!!
Buen camino!
Define 'morning'. If you want/need it when you wake up, consider bringing an immersion device. Didn't know how much I wanted/needed coffee until it wasn't always available upon waking. Next time (August 2019) I'm bringing my coil and some instant brew.Hi from DownUnder Start my first Camino...I definitely need a caffeine hit to get me going in the morning...
Thank you.Define 'morning'. If you want/need it when you wake up, consider bringing an immersion device. Didn't know how much I wanted/needed coffee until it wasn't always available upon waking. Next time (August 2019) I'm bringing my coil and some instant brew.BUEN CAMINO
Define 'morning'. If you want/need it when you wake up, consider bringing an immersion device. Didn't know how much I wanted/needed coffee until it wasn't always available upon waking. Next time (August 2019) I'm bringing my coil and some instant brew.BUEN CAMINO
Definitely. Thank you.If you have an urgent need, bring, or buy some instant coffee singles. In Spain, Nescafe is the most frequent brand I have found. I usually start off with some Starbucks from home, then switch to Nescafe for resupply.
In the morning, I run the hotel water in the sink, then mix one single serving in an empty water bottle. It is never hot. But it is also never cold either. It simply gets my motor running in the early morning, and gets me to the first open cafe where REAL coffee is available...you will come to appreciate this first refueling stop of each walking day...
I have never had a bad cup of brewed coffee in Spain...like never...
The comments above are helpful and correct. I like my coffee black. That is called 'solo.'
With milk - con leche
Americano - brewed espresso diluted with hot water - same as you get at Starbucks, etc.
Cortado - brewed espresso topped with steamed froth
Bradypus' post and link above provide the essential information you need.
Hope this helps.
You will have no problem if it is caffeine that you want. The Spanish Cafe con leche is wonderful. Espresso with frothed milk. An American is espresso with hot water added. No problem. Better than from where you come fromHi from DownUnder
Start my first Camino (Frances) on 18th September. I definitely need a caffeine hit to get me going in the morning. I’m a bit confused as to types of coffees in Spanish. Cafe con leche I presume is from an espresso machine like a latte or flat white. What is an Americano? Is it a long black with cold milk added? Any advice would be appreciated!
Sounds like you *really* need your morning dose of caffeine. Here's a technique for you to try next time:In the morning, I run the hotel water in the sink, then mix one single serving in an empty water bottle. It is never hot. But it is also never cold either.
Hi I start my 1st Camino on the 18th from St Jean. Will stop in Orisson that afternoon. There is another lady from down under starting on the same day. Buen Camino.Hi from DownUnder
Start my first Camino (Frances) on 18th September. I definitely need a caffeine hit to get me going in the morning. I’m a bit confused as to types of coffees in Spanish. Cafe con leche I presume is from an espresso machine like a latte or flat white. What is an Americano? Is it a long black with cold milk added? Any advice would be appreciated!
Hola. Just drink Cafe con leche. It's espresso with steamed milk. All you need and a good memory. If you get it from a vending machine, it will be sweet. Some mornings, that was what was available.Hi from DownUnder
Start my first Camino (Frances) on 18th September. I definitely need a caffeine hit to get me going in the morning. I’m a bit confused as to types of coffees in Spanish. Cafe con leche I presume is from an espresso machine like a latte or flat white. What is an Americano? Is it a long black with cold milk added? Any advice would be appreciated!
I have the cafe con leche in all of spain to be pretty good. And reasonably pricedHi from DownUnder
Start my first Camino (Frances) on 18th September. I definitely need a caffeine hit to get me going in the morning. I’m a bit confused as to types of coffees in Spanish. Cafe con leche I presume is from an espresso machine like a latte or flat white. What is an Americano? Is it a long black with cold milk added? Any advice would be appreciated!
Yummmmmmm! Can’t go past a chocolate croissant.......
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I have never had a bad cup of brewed coffee in Spain...like never...
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Hope this helps.
i agree completlyThat is usually my line,
today, however we had extremely bad coff in Malaga Airport...
that marks a horrific exception to the former rule ....
best coffees are found all over Spain and in the most humble of places....
Will look out for you. We will stop for a coffee and something to eat at Orisson but have booked the Express Bourricot back to SJPdP and then return the next day where they picked us up so we can walk to Rocesvalles.Hi I start my 1st Camino on the 18th from St Jean. Will stop in Orisson that afternoon. There is another lady from down under starting on the same day. Buen Camino.
I can drink a bad coffee but have trouble drinking a bad tea!There is NO bad coffee in Spain or Portugal, think about it! Their ex colonies are all the world's best coffee growing countries. BUT Spanish HOT CHOCOLATE is what they serve in heaven! With Churros! I am Aussie too...but a tea drinker...there is a lot of bad tea...away from the Costas where the Brits brew it.
No need to apologise. I’m sure someone on this forum will know about soy milk coffees. Perhaps more chance of getting them in the bigger places. Good to hear from you!As a fellow Australian I clicked on your question immediately as I’m frettingthat I probably won’t be able to get my soy cappuccinos! I’m lactose intolerant so I can’t really have milk as even taking lactose enzyme tablets is too chancy when walking and not being near toilets ...I’m oversharing sorry but it’s just us Aussie girls talking here right? Buen Camino!
As a cuppa Joe first thing in the morning type of guy I found on my first Camino there would be some early departures with nothing open and I would walk minus caffene. Sometimes this would be five to six kilometers. In the small rural villages the day takes a while to get going, and I found that I had no 'dragging desire' for my morning kick.If you have an urgent need, bring, or buy some instant coffee singles. In Spain, Nescafe is the most frequent brand I have found. I usually start off with some Starbucks from home, then switch to Nescafe for resupply.
In the morning, I run the hotel water in the sink, then mix one single serving in an empty water bottle. It is never hot. But it is also never cold either. It simply gets my motor running in the early morning, and gets me to the first open cafe where REAL coffee is available...you will come to appreciate this first refueling stop of each walking day...
I have never had a bad cup of brewed coffee in Spain...like never...
The comments above are helpful and correct. I like my coffee black. That is called 'solo.'
With milk - con leche
Americano - brewed espresso diluted with hot water - same as you get at Starbucks, etc.
Cortado - brewed espresso topped with steamed froth
Bradypus' post and link above provide the essential information you need.
Hope this helps.
Sound familiar @TMinAlaska ?If you have an urgent need, bring, or buy some instant coffee singles. In Spain, Nescafe is the most frequent brand I have found. I usually start off with some Starbucks from home, then switch to Nescafe for resupply.
In the morning, I run the hotel water in the sink, then mix one single serving in an empty water bottle. It is never hot. But it is also never cold either. It simply gets my motor running in the early morning, and gets me to the first open cafe where REAL coffee is available...you will come to appreciate this first refueling stop of each walking day...
I have never had a bad cup of brewed coffee in Spain...like never...
The comments above are helpful and correct. I like my coffee black. That is called 'solo.'
With milk - con leche
Americano - brewed espresso diluted with hot water - same as you get at Starbucks, etc.
Cortado - brewed espresso topped with steamed froth
Bradypus' post and link above provide the essential information you need.
Hope this helps.
Hmmm...I will look in to a caffeine pill, methinks. My daily routine of a morning cappuccino has apparently given me an addiction whereby if I haven't had my "dose" within an hour or so, a headache begins. I can do without the comfort of my routine, but don't want to deal with the accompanying headache. I have considered carrying Fererro Pocket Coffee, but they are heavy.I sometimes take a caffeine pill (100 mg) if I know it'll be a while till we'll get to a bar. Not yummy like the cafés con leche but gives a little boost and takes away the craving.
The CF is also known to me as Café Frequentes...
Due my prostate operation I have to stop for in and outlet every hour or so; - toilets cost you ½ a euro if you are polite, a coffee cost you a whole euro, so go figure.....
I am amazed I can sleep at night as I am heavily caffinated....but then there´s the red wine for the evening meal...
In most bars it will be available. Ask for "café descafeinado".Does anyone know if decaffanated coffee is available in cafes along the routes?
How about:Hmmm...I will look in to a caffeine pill, methinks. My daily routine of a morning cappuccino has apparently given me an addiction whereby if I haven't had my "dose" within an hour or so, a headache begins. I can do without the comfort of my routine, but don't want to deal with the accompanying headache. I have considered carrying Fererro Pocket Coffee, but they are heavy.
Hi from DownUnder
Start my first Camino (Frances) on 18th September. I definitely need a caffeine hit to get me going in the morning. I’m a bit confused as to types of coffees in Spanish. Cafe con leche I presume is from an espresso machine like a latte or flat white. What is an Americano? Is it a long black with cold milk added? Any advice would be appreciated!
Yes, if I recall correctly, it’s called descafe nada.Does anyone know if decaffanated coffee is available in cafes along the routes?
Ditto. I loved the cafe con leche's on my last camino but alas next year I will be looking for an alternative. Good to hear de-caf is available. Psychosomatic coffee as I call it :-/I love cafe con letche, but just got a new medical diagnosis and I am not supposed to have caffeine. I’m drinking decaf at home and it works just fine. Will be walking the Camino Ingles and Camino Finisterre next month . Does anyone know if decaffanated coffee is available in cafes along the routes?
thnx-I feel your pain...or I did. Since returning from Santiago last August, I've had three procedures on my prostate. I am three months out from the latest 'adventure.' It is nice to be able to sleep again at night as the every-3 minute trek is now a once or twice in 8-hours event.
Actually I was pleasantly surprised by the availability of lactose-free milk in Spain, even in the coffee shops!As a fellow Australian I clicked on your question immediately as I’m frettingthat I probably won’t be able to get my soy cappuccinos! I’m lactose intolerant so I can’t really have milk as even taking lactose enzyme tablets is too chancy when walking and not being near toilets ...I’m oversharing sorry but it’s just us Aussie girls talking here right? Buen Camino!
Well, in England we have a saying, “ When in Rome, do as the Romans do.” In other words, drink the stuff the locals drink. We’re going to be on a journey of self discovery and sensory overload is par for the course. To experience things that are out of our own personal norm and embrace the difference. Their coffee might be like mud or dark brown dish water. But that is half the fun, doing it the way that do it. Throw caution to the wind and enjoy their coffee. It probably hasn’t hurt them. So it shouldn’t hurt us, that much!!Hi from DownUnder
Start my first Camino (Frances) on 18th September. I definitely need a caffeine hit to get me going in the morning. I’m a bit confused as to types of coffees in Spanish. Cafe con leche I presume is from an espresso machine like a latte or flat white. What is an Americano? Is it a long black with cold milk added? Any advice would be appreciated!
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