Dalgona Coffee is originated in South Korea.
It was named after the country’s old-fashioned sugar candy called “ppopgi”, a famous toffee or honeycomb candy that’s placed on a stick.
Dalgona Coffee is made by whipping equal proportions of instant coffee, sugar and hot water until it becomes creamy and then adding it to cold or hot milk. Occasionally, it is topped with coffee powder, cocoa, crumbled biscuits, or honey.
(Source: wikipedia)
The Social Media Trend
It all started in January 2020 when a famous Korean actor ( Jung Il Woo ) while in Macau for the TV Show (KBS World), was served with Dalgona Coffee and reminded him of South Korea’s specialty. He then made a video “Dalgona Coffee” in his Instagram Account: @jungilwoo_official .
Dalgona Coffee later took off in Instagram, Tik Tok and Youtube with the famous hashtags #DalgonaCoffee & #DalgonaCoffeeChallenge making it a social media trend across the globe.
– You’ll never know unless you try.
How to make it? Check out the most viewed vlog:
Korean YouTuber 자도르J’adore currently has the most popular video of the “quarantine coffee challenge” to date with around 9 million views.
You will need:
4 tsp. instant coffee powder
4 tsp. of sugar (preferably white)
4 tsp. of water
ice cubes (if necessary)
1 glass of milk
and extra patience…
How does it taste?
It’s a combination of creamy, caramel-like with a strong taste of caffeine.
It gives me a sudden burst of energy whenever I drink it. It’s yummy and you should try.
How was your Dalgona Coffee experience? Let me know in the comment section below.
DID YOU KNOW?
Dalgona Coffee is also called “400 Coffee” (400번 저어먹는 커피) because most likely it would take you 400x of whipping just to perfectly achieve that frothiness.
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