Thai Iced Coffee (Oliang) — Authentic Recipe & Home Barista Guide
Thai iced coffee — known locally as Oliang or Gafeh Yen — is a strong, slow-steeped coffee brewed with ground roasted corn, cardamom, and sometimes sesame, then served over ice with sweetened condensed milk and a float of evaporated milk on top. It’s denser, sweeter, and more aromatic than American iced coffee, with a deep mahogany-to-orange color that gives it its name (Oliang means “black iced”). Here’s the authentic recipe, two shortcuts using Western coffee, the Oliang spice blend explained, and how Thai iced coffee differs from Vietnamese iced coffee. ...