Up until a few years ago, I thought that Cafe Au Lait (french for coffee with milk) was spelled exactly like it was pronounced, ie Cafe Ole.
I thought that matadors must have invented this or drink this alot because it was named after the cheer for their sport
A childhood belief about drinks

others believed things like this
- i used to believe that a sign in a cafe bone-fide meal meant meat with a bone in it— roy
- I used to believe that the rapper Eminem's name was spelled M&M and anyone named Juan was spelled one.Anon
- I thought french fries were really invented in France (they are Belgian for those who don't know)— Quarm
- I always thought there was a drinking age for coffee, because it was an adult drink like beer and wine.Anon
- I thought Kaa's name from The Jungle Book was spelled "Car" and that he had a brother named Truck.Anon
- I used to think that heater was spelled "header"(which i didn't know was pronounced hedder)— Olivia