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Dalgona Coffee
A worldwide trend that offers a Home. Dalgona coffee is a whipped, foamy coffee made with instant coffee and sugar and served over milk. The fluffy creamy coffee is called dalgona because it looks like dalgona candy, a South Korean dessert that resembles honeycomb toffee or sponge toffee. This whipped coffee has gone viral on TikTok, trended on Twitter, and is booming over through any social media sites. It's classy, it tastes delicious, and it's definitely the finest way to spend time at home during the worldwide pandemic. The popularity of dalgona coffee originated in South Korea, where it became popular as a result of social isolation. Everyone was stuck at home, Pretending to enjoy their daily life, and dalgona coffee became popular, probably because it's easy to make and it looks so classy. The greatest thing is that you only need three ingredients, two of which you most likely already have at home, so there's no need to order takeout or visit the coffee shop. So here's the steps on how to make a simple dalgona coffee in just less than 5 minutes!
How to make Dalgona Coffee:
Boil. To melt your coffee granules quickly, you'll need hot water that's barely off the boil. Simply bring sufficient water to a boil in a small pot.
Mix. Combine equal parts instant coffee and sugar in a mixing bowl.
Fluff. When the water has come to a boil, pour it into the bowl with the coffee and sugar and begin to whip. Whip with a whisk or a hand mixer until the mixture is light, foamy, and thick.
Pour. Fill a glass halfway with ice, then add cold milk.
Top. Fill the milk glass half with frothy dalgona coffee. Stir it up and enjoy it!
Dalgona Candy
If dalgona candy sounds familiar, it's because you may have heard of the pandemic's viral dalgona coffee sensation last year but at the same time dalgona candy has become the new trend and is all over the internet because of the korean drama series that is popular in these past few months. Dalgona sweets is a traditional Korean honeycomb delicacy that tastes like seafoam, honeycomb toffee, or the inside of a Crunchie biscuit. It's sweet, crunchy, and delightful all at the same time. In Korea, street vendors sell dalgona (also known as ppopgi) with various shapes stamped on it. Let me elaborate how to make a dalgona candy at home!
Making dalgona is super easy. You need brown sugar, corn syrup, baking soda and vinegar to make the sweet candy. Basically you melt sugar and mix in a bit of baking soda so it foams up. After you stir in the baking soda and it foams up, you pour it out, stamp in a shape and let it cool. It ends up looking like whipped coffee, which is where dalgona coffee got the name from. It’s known by different names across the world. But it’s mostly popular by the name of Dalgona.
And that's it! You can enjoy your Dalgona candy at home while watching your favorite Korean Dramas.
