Recipe - Greek Frappe

Ora Gia Kafe!!  (Time for Coffee!!)

Greek Nescafe Frappe

When visiting Greece, there were no Starbucks on the Island of Santorini, to my dismay.  I was a little unsure if I was even going to survive the trip, without my daily Non-Fat White Mocha, but I discovered something amazing.  Nescafe' Frappes or Greek Frappes.  Turns out, these little iced wonders are so popular in Greece, that many homes have their own soda fountain type of drink mixers in order to make their lives easier.  I fell in love immediately with this frothy version of an iced coffee.  It wasn't until a while ago, did I figure out the secret of making the perfect Frappe.  Here's how it's done:

Greek Frappe

Nescafe' Instant Coffee (Classico in the US)
Ice Water
Evaporated Milk (or your regular milk, but may be omitted entirely)
Sugar (Optional)
Ice
Cocktail Shaker or some sort of drink shaker/mixer
Drinking Straw

Take your cocktail shaker and put in 2 Tablespoons of Nescafe Instant Coffee (the best is Nescafe Frappe, but it's not readily available here in the U.S, except thru Amazon or parthenonfoods.com).  Next add 4 tablespoons of ice cold water, and 2 teaspoons of sugar (depending on how you like your coffee, more for sweet or you can omit this entirely).  Now, put the lid on the shaker (don't forget this step or you're going to have a BIG mess!!) and shake the shaker for 30 seconds.  This will create a thick foam inside.  Now, take your glass and put 4 or 5 ice cubes in it.  Pour contents of shaker over ice, slowly add small amount of milk (if desired) and fill the rest with ice water.  (It's important to add a straw, because this drink requires stirring, as you drink.)  You should now have a tall, frothy glass of Greek Frappe.  Play around with the recipe, until you find your correct Frappe goodness.  It takes time and practice to make the perfect Frappe.  OPA!!