The traditional Chinese medicine tile pot has been brewing mellow coffee for more than 200 years.

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Earthen pot coffee, as its name suggests, is coffee brewed with earthen pot.

You must wonder, earthen pot is not used to cook Chinese medicine, at most is soup, how can even coffee can be cooked with earthen pot? Today, let Xiao 'ao give you a science of clay pot coffee!

Earthen pot coffee is different from ordinary coffee, which is brewed with time and mind, and has a special flavor ~

The method of making coffee in earthen pots originated in Macau and has a history of more than 200 years. Legend has it that when the Portugal first came to Macau, they wanted coffee, so the locals cooked it for them in their own tea pot. Because of the unique tank structure of the earthen pot, the brewed coffee is fragrant and mellow, which is deeply loved by people. Later, the earthen pot is gradually used to cook milk tea, and the taste is also excellent ~

The material of the earthen pot determines that it has the characteristics of slow heating, slow heat dissipation and good heat preservation. Therefore, using earthen pot to brew coffee can make coffee heated more evenly and comprehensively. Pour the coffee powder into the earthen pot, add water and cook slowly, let the aroma of the coffee powder be released in the earthen pot, and the brewed coffee is smooth and rich; add the appropriate proportion of milk and sugar, and a cup of fragrant earthen pot coffee will be completed. Isn't it amazing?

In addition, earthen pot coffee is also one of the symbols of authentic Macao cuisine, because of time-consuming and laborious, now rarely seen. Sheng Kee, hidden on the third floor of the camp market, is one of the few remaining clay pot coffee shops.

Waiting in line for a pork chop bun, coupled with a cup of fragrant earthen coffee, this is the authentic afternoon tea of Macao people, is it some subversion of the Portuguese reed in your mind? How can the clay pot used to cook Chinese medicine make coffee? This was enough to arouse the curiosity of many people.

In the 1950s, Mr. Tan created earthen coffee, imitating the charcoal coffee at that time, fully exciting the taste of coffee by slow stewing and cooking, and then filtering the coffee grounds through the fine net of flannel, thus the fragrant earthen coffee was born. Forty-six years later, Mr. Tan and his wife inherited his father's craft to this day. In addition to the treasure of the store_earthen pot coffee, pork chop bag, coffee milk tea, egg coffee and so on are also popular items.

"The pot is to make the coffee taste richer and richer. We use Brazilian Santos coffee beans, which are hand-made after matching. A pot of pot can make 8-9 cups of pot coffee, so the taste is very strong. "Speaking of his own craft, Mr. Tan is proud of all," To what extent should the earthen pot be heated, when to remove the furnace, coffee powder for 1 minute before adding water, adding egg shell can make coffee taste more silky?" These seemingly hand-picked unique skills are actually the fruits of Mr. Tan's accumulation over time.

The long history makes it one of the symbolic symbols of Macao coffee, and at the same time shapes the unshakable position of clay pot coffee in the hearts of Macao people.

Mr. Tan said that even now, there is still a Macao friend who is far away from home. Every time he asks his companion to bring some earthen coffee, for many people, this is the taste of home and the feelings of time.

Sheng Kee is one of the few remaining old brands in Macau that insist on making coffee and milk tea with earthen pots. There is a steady stream of people every day. Coffee and milk tea are boiled and sold, so what you can drink is fresh and warm. A cup of sweet and strong coffee, coupled with a freshly baked pork chop bun, this is an extremely enjoyable afternoon tea, but also visitors to Macau must not miss the food!

After learning about earthen pot coffee, do you have an impulse to try it? For your next trip to Macau, put it on your itinerary.