If you keep track of quarantine trends, you might conclude that TikTok is responsible for the popularity of the sweet, highly caffeinated coffee beverage known as Dalgona coffee.
Dalgona coffee is made from instant coffee, sugar, and milk, and requires that the ingredients be whipped together until stiff peaks form. influencers, famous people, and anyone with free time have been using their forearms to prepare this purportedly new coffee fad for the past month and a half.
So where did Dalgona Coffee actually originate from?
The popular iteration of the Dalgona Coffee mainly oiginted in South Korea. Although it is a mix of of several types of coffee from different cultures. It’s not ‘original’ as per say but rather a ‘remixed’ version of different types but similar coffee recipes with the same basic ineridents.
The only irony is that it is hardly new. Although a South Korean Television program is responsible for its massive popularity, whipped instant coffee drinks are also popular in other countries, such as India, Pakistan, Greece, and Macau. This is the complex story of how Dalgona came to be known.
The word ‘Dalgona’ comes from the country of South Korea as is the name of a popular candy made with sugar and bicarbonate which is sold on the streets. Dalgona roughly translates in english to “it’s sweet”. This sweet is also know as honeycomb or sponge toffee.
It is a light brown candy with lots of pores and is super sweet. This is why when the Korean actor Jung Il-Woo tasted it in Hon Kee Café in Macau, China. He tried a whipped coffee drink and he told his fans it tasted like the Dalgona Sweet back home. This went viral, and the drink got poppularised with the name ‘Dalgona’. The rest as they say is history.
How to make Dolgona Coffee?
Here’s a simple way to make this coffee. It should not take you more than 3 to 5 minutes.
Ingredients-
2 tablespoons Instant Coffee
2 tablespoons Sugar
2 tablespoons Boilng hot water
Milk
Ice cubes (optional)
Equipment-
Whisker (electric is preferred)
Step 1
Add 2 tablespoons of instant coffe and 2 tablespoons of sugar and mix it quickly
Step 2
Add about 2 tablespoons of boiling hot water, and mix immediately until it gets creamy and forms up.
I recommend to use an electric whisker, you can do it by hand but be ready to use some elbow grease.
When it gets creamy, set it aside.
Step 3
In a glass add some ice cubes and then fill it ¾ with milk.
Step 4
Scoop the whisked coffee cream mixture and gently place on top of the milk.
And thats it, your Dolgona Coffee is ready!
I hope you enjoy it.
How much calories does Dolgona Coffee have?
A typical serving of Dolgon coffee would have an approximate of 374 calories.
This also depends on the type of milk you are using.
My personal opinion is that with such a high Calorie count, I suggest you should not have this as a daily coffee beverage but rather once in a while.