Most people I know drink their coffee piping hot and act all disgusted at the idea of letting it cool down first. They would pour it away and brew a new one rather than drink the lukewarm stuff. And if you ask a barrista around these parts to not steam the milk but pour it into the coffee cold, you’re often met with indignant confusion as if you just offended their entire line of ancestors.
Is it really that weird to prefer room temperature coffee, or am I surrounded by coffee snobs?
Sometimes I like just drinking it without battling the temperature and taking tiny sips. Other times I like the piping hot temps (which it turns out might be bad for your throat). It depends on what I’m seeking at that time - decent amount of liquids, or hot beverage stimulation and warmth? Iced coffee is fairly popular too, I guess, just not room temp.
As far as people’s reactions, this is one of those things that people are very conformist about, like many food or drink topics. It’s odd how strongly people sometimes respond when confronted with a culinary practice outside of their cultural purview.
Hear, hear. It’s almost funny just how much some people absolutely lose their shit when you, for example, prefer steaks well done over rare or medium.