Coffee

Coffee in Moldova, like in Britain, comes in the form of Nescafe crystals. Dehydrated flakes of coffee lain out on a huge conveyor belt and crushed with a sterile bulldozer thing, bottled and shipped to people who use coffee as a social lubricant like frat boys use kegs.

That is, it's instant. 1 spoon coffee, 2 spoons sugar, boiled well water.

So, I bought a french press. It holds 3 or 4 cups of delicious steeped coffee and if you use espresso grounds you get them filming the bottom for delicious chewing at the end of every cup.

It's lovely. And the Moldovan don't know quite what to do with it.

I also keep a jar of crystals around for emergencies.