My neighbor Dave once tried to use regular milk in place of condensed milk for a Vietnamese iced coffee recipe. He poured it in, hoping for that thick, sweet cascade you see in coffee shop photos. Instead, he got a watery, sad-looking latte that he described as “coffee-flavored regret.”
He called me in a panic. I told him to grab some ice, and we made a simple syrup instead. He was bummed, but we laughed about it. The moral of the story? Respect the ingredient list. It’s not there to boss you around; it’s there to keep your taste buds happy.
