Specialty Coffee Creation Insights! In Guangdong, Coffee's Essence Is as a Seasoning

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There are many ways to use coffee.

Previously, there was Yunnan Baoshan's coffee chicken soup,

and later, Guangdong's ginger scallion chicken Americano.

(A coffee specialty made with ginger juice, cream, scallion strips, and toasted sesame seeds)

If that's not enough, Guangdong people can also make coconut chicken coffee!

(A specialty coffee made with kumquat juice, coconut water, a mixed juice of water chestnut sand ginger coconut meat, and millet pepper)

Or sesame oil clear chicken specialty!

(A coffee cocktail made with sesame oil, vodka, lime, and cantaloupe)

The Cantonese Obsession with Chicken

How obsessed are Guangdong people with chicken? Let me put it this way: even the map of Guangdong is shaped like a chicken leg!

Of course, what this article wants to say is: in Guangdong, coffee is essentially a daily seasoning, which definitely means more than just specialty coffees inspired by chicken dipping sauces. It's about how people from various regions of Guangdong, starting from coffee itself, either add ingredients or use it as a seasoning.

Two Approaches to Coffee

Regular coffee enthusiast: This coffee has citrus acidity. Use medium-fine grind and brew with 90°C water to better release the acidity and sweetness.

Guangdong buffed coffee enthusiast: This coffee is too heaty! Let's brew it with some bitter melon! Balance the heatiness with cooling and detoxifying effects - double the bitterness, double the refreshment!

Regular Guangdong local: Rice noodle rolls must have soy sauce!

Coffee-buffed Guangdong local: Oh no, I'm out of soy sauce... (eyes glancing toward the espresso machine) Well, they're about the same color anyway. Soy sauce is soy sauce, and coffee looks like soy sauce, so it's also soy sauce! Yes! This works! And so...

Regular Guangdong local: Beef balls! Must be dipped in soy sauce! Or satay sauce!

Coffee-buffed Guangdong local: Coffee, you can dip it in coffee!

Regular Guangdong local: Ginger milk curd is of course eaten directly! Or adding a spoonful of red beans is also nice!

Coffee-buffed Guangdong local: Add coffee, just add espresso!

At this point, the question "Do Guangdong people really eat everything?" really can't be washed clean even by jumping into the Pearl River.

However, from some seemingly unreasonable but actually workable specialty products, we can see the open-minded regional culture of Guangdong.

Creative Freedom and Cultural Expression

In reality, many of these products are more about playful parodies, created to attract attention and traffic through creative content. The ones actually sold might only be the ginger scallion chicken Americano and the sesame oil clear chicken specialty.

From this, we can also see that coffee can be incredibly versatile. Whether it's coffee or life, everyone can take it easier, be more relaxed, and occasionally being playful is a very happy thing.

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