The extravagant coffee drink from South Korea has airy, creamy foam. Thanks to the Korean actor Jung Il Woo, this treat became a trend in 2020, and not only in his native country. Dalgona-Coffee posts are found on Instagram more than half a million times. Coffee videos on TikTok and YouTube attract millions of views. Let’s find out why whipped coffee has become a top on social networks!
Dalgona Main Features
So, the attention to Dalgona was drawn by Jung Il, who tried the drink at a restaurant in Macau. He told about his little discovery in one of the shows on a local TV channel. The artist also compared the taste of coffee with popular in Korea toffee – dalgon. So the drink took that name. Korean bloggers quickly picked up the recipe, and then coffee became interested in many other countries.
Components:
- 2 tablespoons of sugar, coffee, and hot water;
- 1 glass of milk.
You can change the number of ingredients. The main thing is to keep their ratio. These products should be whipped to a state of mousse. Preparing coffee by hand, you will have to perform about 400 movements. And if you mix the ingredients in a mixer, it takes only 3-4 minutes to whip. Your task is to achieve a coffee cream with a caramel hue.
Pour milk into a serving glass. Carefully put the mousse on top of it, if desired, add ice cubes to the drink. Mix the composition so that all the ingredients are evenly distributed. The drink should be soft, with a delicate creamy consistency.
Dalgona was originally positioned as a homemade coffee, although it is now found in many Korean coffee shops. The ritual of creating a drink is also interesting. By the way, the idea of whipping coffee is not new. Dalgona coffee can be compared to Macao, common in India. But in the Indian version, the milk is poured on top of the foam, not vice versa. If you search, the analog of the drink will be found in other countries.