Frappé

Frappé float (Φραπέ με παγωτό) frappé with ice cream / Mia Kouppa
Frappé float (Φραπέ με παγωτό) frappé with ice cream / Mia Kouppa

Frappé is an example of cultural colonisation and bastardisation of culture by global corporations.

Frappé a disgusting coffee served in Greece and Cyprus, an ice cold frothy coffee made with Nescafe.

Frappé is not a Greek drink.

Frappé was introduced by Nestle at a trade fair in Thessaloniki in 1957, Nescafe mixed with cold water in a cocoa shaker to create the foam then poured over ice.

Following its introduction in Thessaloniki in 1957, frappé was heavily promoted by Nestlé.

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Keith Parkins
The Little Bicycle Coffee Shop

Writer, thinker, deep ecologist, social commentator, activist, enjoys music, literature and good food.