Two processes of Coffee pattern: the difference between the production of Milk foam and the way of Coffee pattern

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Coffee flower drawing is divided into two processes, namely: flower drawing and carving. To pull flowers is to pour milk with milk foam into espresso to mix the two kinds of foam to form a unique pattern. However, carving, as the name implies, is to draw a more delicate figure on the surface of the coffee with a coffee needle, extra milk foam or chocolate sauce. Today's coffee carving art can draw the faces of more complex characters or cartoon characters.

First of all, add the milk foam to the Espresso coffee, and when the milk foam and coffee are fully mixed, the surface will show a thick shape. That's when it's over. Due to the large size of the foam, you need a larger cup, preferably a Cappucino cup or a mug. Now the formal flower drawing begins. Start from the root of the leaf and shake the wrist holding the flower cup (beating the milk jar) from side to side. The key point is to steadily make the wrist move back and forth horizontally.

First, the production of milk bubbles: 1, pour the milk into the milk bubble pot, the amount should not exceed the milk bubble pot 1 big 2, otherwise the milk will overflow due to expansion when making milk bubbles. 2. Heat the milk to about 60 degrees, but not more than 70 degrees, otherwise the protein structure in the milk will be destroyed. Be careful! The lid and strainer cannot be heated directly. (for example, make ice foam to cool the milk below 5 degrees Celsius, of course, do not overfreeze and let the milk freeze.) 3, cover the lid and the filter, quickly twitch the filter to press the air into the milk, there is no need to press to the end, because it is to pump the air into the milk, so as to act on the surface of the milk; the number of times is not too much, gently twitch about 30 times. 4. Remove the lid and strainer and scrape off the thick foam with a spoon, leaving dense hot (ice) foam.

Second, the way of flower drawing: 1. To brew Espresso, it is recommended to hold the Espresso directly in the required cup. Then hit the milk foam, after completion, if there is a thicker milk foam floating on the surface, please remove it. 2. Slowly pour the milk foam into the newly finished Espresso. When the foam is fully mixed with the Espresso, the surface will be thick, and this is the time to start drawing flowers (usually the cup is half full). 3. The beginning of the pull flower is to shake the wrist holding the flower cup from left to right, and the key point is to steadily make the wrist shake horizontally to the left and right. Please note that this action only requires the strength of the wrist, not the whole arm. When the shake is correct, the cup will begin to show white "zigzag" foam marks. 4. Gradually move the flower cup back, and reduce the range of the shaking. Finally, when you close the cup, draw a thin straight line forward and draw the stem of the leaves in the cup as the end.