pierre’s coffee tip

Pierre likes coffee. Me, too. But Pierre from Normandy (not sure if that’s related) says he likes to put pepper in his, especially when he has a lot of reading to do at once. Here’s how he goes about it:

  1. Pour half a cup of coffee into the mug.
  2. Sprinkle lots of crushed black pepper (just the generic ones from the grocery store) into the coffee.
  3. Pour the rest of the coffee inside.

I generally stay away from peppers in drinks, but Pierre swears by it. Works well with mint tea, too, he says.