While coffee is an everyday staple it still has a mystical appeal. Its complex flavor provides an invigorating effect and shines in a variety of forms from a perfectly crafted cold brew to various milk drinks and coffee cocktails. Typically all it takes is one or two additional components—along with a deft technique—to transform into a creation greater than the sum of its parts.
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How to Make Dalgona Coffee – 3 INGREDIENT RECIPE!
Perhaps one of the most wondrous examples of such beverage creation is Dalgona coffee a concoction that has taken the internet by storm during the pandemic. The drink uses nothing but water sugar and instant coffee to create a thick foam. By vigorously whisking coffee grounds with hot water and sugar for several minutes a surprisingly stable and thick foam is created—a composition unique to this combination of ingredients. The concentrated mix deftly incorporates tiny air bubbles that emulsify a polymer compound in the coffee with a viscous sugar mixture. While Dalgona coffee may seem easy to froth it’s a delicate creation.
The beautiful meringue-like result is then traditionally spooned onto chilled milk contrasting thickness and creaminess. So with just three ingredients (not counting the milk) a tasty drink is created. The creation is perfectly positioned for internet virality but also demonstrates one of the bewitching qualities of coffee. Even the most basic ingredients can be reinvented with expert technique.
In today’s specialty-oriented scene the barista’s focus is typically on the quality and small scale of coffee. With consumers seeking even the highest quality ingredients in flavored coffee beans it seems that there is not much interest in instant coffee-based beverages. However Dalgona coffee bucks such a trend and shows that there is a unique niche for mass-produced coffee.
