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Café Dalgona: the most famous drink of 2020

Of all the recipes out there, what would you say if we told you that the most wanted in 2020 was it a coffee? Yes, as you read it: it is a drink called Dalgona coffee that has swept the social networks and that, also, as we have pointed out, was the most searched on Google. In fact it has been dubbed as the 'quarantine coffee', because during those months when you couldn't leave the house, it became a benchmark. Not only because it is made in a very simple way and in a very few minutes, but also because it is very tasty. Let's get to know the history of this viral drink!

Café Dalgona, where does it come from?

In addition to Dalgona coffee, this drink is also known as 'whipped coffee' o 'fluffy coffee'. Its origin is in South Korea, and far from being an ancient recipe, the truth is that the young South Korean actor Jung Il Woo He was the one who gave this cafe its name. Call it chance or call it fate, but it all happened during a culinary TV show in which the actor was participating -Stars' Top Recipe-; when tasting the drink, he decided to baptize it like that, Dalgona -o ppopgi- because the coffee foam reminded him of the typical national sweets with the same name. 

Dalgona coffee
Café Dalgona, the most famous coffee of the moment

It is true that, perhaps, if it had not been for the quarantine that kept everyone at home for months, this cafe wouldn't have gotten the popularity that today has. Not in vain was it baptized as the 'coffee / drink of the quarantine'; if you visit Tik Tok or Instagram, you can see thousands of videos playing this recipe. In fact, it may have become so viral due to the fact that it only takes four ingredients to make it and because in a few minutes it is ready. Here's how to prepare it!

Preparation of Dalgona coffee

As we have said, the preparation is very simple, and to make it you will only need these ingredients: 2 tablespoons of soluble coffee, 2 tablespoons of sugar, 2 tablespoons of hot water and milk or vegetable drink -in addition, there are those who add ice to turn it into a refreshing drink. 

 

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The first step is to mix the coffee, sugar and water until it becomes a foam -This can be done manually with rods or with a mixer, it is indifferent, but the first way it will take a little longer. The idea is that the foam is sufficiently compact so it doesn't melt. The next step is to pour the milk or vegetable drink into a glass -with ice if you want it cold-. And finally, you have to pour the coffee foam that we made earlier over the milk. Et voilà! You already have Dalgona coffee prepared, ready for you to enjoy. 

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