Favourite drink – hot cocoa

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Everyone has a favourite drink. Though I MUST drink coffee everyday, it is not exactly a favourite drink.

Since I was small, I had read a lot about hot chocolate. Fairy tales and Enid Blyton kind of stories featured hot chocolate. Hence, I have this cosy feeling when drinking hot chocolate. Especially on rainy days.

What I normally do is to mix one teaspoon of cocoa powder (either Van Houten or Hershey’s brand), one teaspoon of instant coffee granules and sweeten with condensed milk to make a cup of steaming hot drink. It tastes so yummy.

The above cup is from WinterWarmers, a chain of shops found in bigger cities in Malaysia selling tea. My son ordered this cup of hot chocolate which cost RM7.50. (so expensive, no?) They put some whipped cream, melted chocolate, marshmallow and some sprinkles of coloured rice on top of the hot chocolate. It looks beautiful but taste so-so.

Hot chocolate or cocoa on a cold, rainy night tastes so comforting. I am sure if I have the chance to be in a temperate country during winter, I would doubly love hot chocolate!

Tell me your favourite drink, coffee not counted.

Posted by on June 2nd, 2005 under Food

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No Responses to “Favourite drink – hot cocoa”

  1. Chen Says:
    June 2nd, 2005 at 11:46 am

    My favourite drink is …. fresh young coconut…
    especially on hot sunny day, so thirst quenching..
    nice :)

  2. fish fish Says:
    June 2nd, 2005 at 12:31 pm

    A chocoholic fish would definitely vote for hot chocolate. My favorite way is to heat up fresh milk until warm, then add in choco powder. On a hot summer day, drinking a glass of ice chocolate drink always cool me down. ^_^

  3. ah pink Says:
    June 2nd, 2005 at 3:40 pm

    A steaming hot cup of Bovril anytime!

  4. babe_kl Says:
    June 2nd, 2005 at 5:04 pm

    ooooo i just had a cup at obriens during lunch, came wid a marshmallow… yums!

    btw, i lups the hot choc or iced choc (not the blended one) from setarbugs…

    lilian & fish2, next time when u r in KL, go to KLCC and look for Chocz. they hv all sorts of chocolate drinks!!!! http://www.chocz.com.sg

  5. AK Says:
    June 2nd, 2005 at 7:38 pm

    Mocha- hot for winter, iced for summer…..yummmy, yummmmmmy

    Café Mocha Recipe
    A shot of espresso mixed with drinking chocolate then combined with steamed milk and topped with whipped cream. (Add iced cubes for summer)

    Enjoy !

  6. romantic Says:
    June 2nd, 2005 at 11:40 pm

    Right now I would die for a glass of fresh sugar cane juice….I had forgottten how good it used to be.

  7. Eileen Chua Says:
    June 3rd, 2005 at 3:17 am

    I used to drink a lot of hot chocolate for the past 2 years. Drank too much until I got sick of it :P Now I only drink when I go out for tea. Yet to find the best hot choc in town.

  8. fishtail Says:
    June 3rd, 2005 at 2:53 pm

    For me, it’s coconut water straight from a fresh young fruit, specially bought from Rangu at the corner of Lorong Abu Siti and Burmah Road. Only RM1-30 each, and he’ll pick the fruit exactly to your specifications, ie little flesh, medium flesh, much flesh, no flesh. Sometimes I go there twice a day!

  9. lynnee Says:
    June 3rd, 2005 at 6:34 pm

    ais kosong :D

  10. percolator Says:
    June 4th, 2005 at 8:20 am

    Yes hot chocolate made like fish described is so warmy and comforting in winter. Not my fav drink though.
    In winter, I used to consume gallons of honey. Natural immunity from colds.. lotsa honey, lotsa lemon. When I did catch a cold, I added chopped raw garlic and finely shredded ginger. Drunk warm, all day long. (I hate antibiotics in my system) That’s how I got fat :P honey has more calories than sugar. I’m addicted to honey, even now in M’sia, i have honey on my toast.
    Mostly I drink coffee – way too much.

  11. Lrong Says:
    June 5th, 2005 at 1:46 pm

    Every morning, hot choco for breakfast loh… a lot of milk, and brown sugar… plus, dried raisins, and two spoonfuls of oatmeal added… can’t live without it…

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