Editing Instant coffee (section)

===As food===
[[File:Instant Coffee In a Glass Jar.jpg|thumb|upright|Instant coffee in a glass jar]]
Instant coffee is available in powder or granulated form contained in glass and plastic jars, [[sachet]]s, or tins. The user controls the strength of the resulting product by adding less or more powder or granules to the water.

Instant coffee is also convenient for preparing iced coffee like the [[Greek frappé coffee|Greek frappé]].

In some countries, such as Portugal, Spain, and India, instant coffee is commonly mixed with hot milk instead of boiling water.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://travelaway.me/the-curious-case-of-coffee-in-spain/|title=The Curious Case of Coffee in Spain|date=2012-04-18}}</ref> In other countries, such as South Korea, instant coffee commonly comes pre-mixed with [[non-dairy creamer]] and sugar and is called "coffee mix".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2009/04/117_43613.html |title=Koreans Addicted to Instant Coffee |publisher=Koreatimes.co.kr |date=2009-04-22 |access-date=2013-11-17}}</ref> Said to have been popularised in the UK by [[G.I. (military)|GI]]s during [[World War II]], instant coffee still accounts for over 75 percent of coffee bought to drink in British homes, as opposed to well under 10 percent in the U.S. and France and one percent in Italy.<ref name="BBC News Magazine">{{cite news|last=Magazine Monitor|title=Why do Britons drink so much instant coffee?|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-magazine-monitor-26869244|access-date=5 April 2014|newspaper=BBC News Magazine}}</ref>

In the United Kingdom, instant coffee granules are sometimes used to enhance the flavour of sauces used in preparing [[Bolognese_sauce#Spaghetti_bolognese|spaghetti Bolognese]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.prima.co.uk/leisure/celebrity/a37267840/ruth-langsford-spaghetti-bolognese/|title=Ruth Langsford's secret spaghetti bolognese ingredient will divide fans|last=Quick|first=Lucy|date=10 August 2021|work=[[Prima (magazine)|Prima]]|accessdate=12 August 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/sainsburys-suggests-adding-instant-coffee-to-spaghetti-2015-9?r=US&IR=T|title=This awkward spaghetti recipe is causing an online backlash against a British grocery store|last=Willet-Wei|first=Megan|date=8 September 2015|work=[[Business Insider]]|accessdate=12 August 2021}}</ref>