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The London Fog | Westcoast Tea Specialty
The name London Fog may conjure up images of trenchcoats; a natural occurence that envelopes a certain metropolitan city; a classic cocktail; or a tea beverage originating in the Pacific Northwest that's slowly infiltrating the hot beverage lexicon of North America.
THE LONDON FOG is simply Earl Grey tea steeped in steamed milk (not water), with a shot of vanilla and capped with foam. The London Fog is one of those "secret menu" orders (a la In and Out Burger)--rarely written on the menu boards but understood by the staff when ordered (with a wink). And while you can order it at any coffee outlet (not just Blenz--the supposed originator), rumour has it that the other venues cannot repeat the term "London Fog" back to you. In Starbucks, for instance, they refer to the London Fog as an "Earl Grey Vanilla Misto"...but you can still order it as a London Fog.
There's also the alternatives: the Manchester Fog replaces the steamed milk with steamed soymilk and uses sugar-free vanilla syrup...and then the Seattle Fog has a base of 2 bags of Earl Grey steeped in 1/2 water and 1/2 steamed soymilk with 2 pumps of vanilla syrup + 1 pump of hazelnut syrup.
More: Make a London Fog yourself at home--Recipe @ lacollina.ca | photo credit from La Collina Bakery | Info from here
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I absolutely love london fogs!! At SFU's Higher Grounds Coffee you can get a large one for just $1.75. It is amazing.
ohhh... I was wondering why they never had it on the menu! how well known is the seattle fog? I want to try it, but I have a feeling the kids at the coffee shop near me will get too confused... they sometimes give me a confused look even when I say soy chai tea latte...
According to wikipedia, London Fogs originated from Vancouver a few years ago - pretty neat! My new favourite drink is London Fog with a twist - orange pekoe instead of earl grey. I had it accidentally one day when a cafe was out of earl grey tea - and I actually like it better!
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