For some reason I think of it as an older concept. Now Starbucks and coffee chains are popular.

Seinfeld on instant coffee https://youtu.be/uDrh5pujB9I?si=VdlVEREjMTNd2Bs7

Highlighting carlcook’s advice:

dissolve in cold water, ONLY THEN add hot water. The rationale behind it is that aromatics evaporate too quickly when the instant powder is infused with too/boiling hot water.

    • BarqsHasBite@lemmy.caOPEnglish
      41·
      9 months ago

      I had a British coworker that said she thought instant coffee was the only kind until her twenties. Then I remembered British drink tea.

      • PeachMan@lemmy.world
        2·
        9 months ago

        I think that instant Chai is actually quite popular worldwide. I assume it’s pretty similar to instant coffee.