An enthusiast who loves coffee flowers.

In the movie Green Hornet, Jay Chou challenges Latte Art to make countless little girls scream, and the superb skills of technicians in the South Korean TV series Coffee Prince one make urban young people fall in love with this exotic coffee culture. It turns out that the meaning of coffee is not only "drink", but also can be turned into "painting". To put it more unfathomably, it is "art".

"Latte Art", that is, coffee flower, refers to the use of milk poured into the coffee to produce artistic pattern lines, simple, can be a heart, complex, may become Winnie bear! And that group of enthusiasts who love coffee flowers call themselves "flower guests".

In Shenyang, there is also a group of "flower guests" who come and go from time to time. They travel to different positions when they go to work, and then get together after work. Drinking their own "paintings" is their greatest happiness.

The party was stolen for half a day.

There is a small group of fancy coffee lovers in Shenyang called "perfect". Almost every weekend, nearly 100 members gather with organizer Li Yibin to enjoy coffee and exchange skills.

"Milk is easy to soak, but it doesn't thicken. Coffee and milk are mixed together. Unlike in a coffee shop, milk can be layered when poured into coffee. Is there a trick?" In the club, a lovely girl is holding a pot of milk foam and asking Li Yibin for advice.

"it's not easy for beginners to type out milk foam, and it's hard to practice more." While looking for coffee powder and accessories in the cupboard, Li Yibin said with a smile, "Milk bubbles should be made delicate, but it is not good to pull too many bubbles."

Li Yibin has worked as a barista abroad for seven years and has personally visited dozens of cities in more than a dozen European countries. Everywhere he goes, he goes to the cafe, tastes the local coffee and experiences a different coffee culture. In the circle of "flower guests" in Shenyang, he is an expert, and his favorite thing is to popularize coffee knowledge and promote coffee culture.

The charm of fancy coffee is irresistible.

In the "flower curry" QQ group provided by Li Yibin, the reporter interviewed several netizens who got together because of the flower coffee, but each had its own reason with the "love history" of the flower coffee.

Xiaofan likes Flower Cafe because of the influence of the South Korean drama Coffee Prince No.1. "the story takes place in a coffee shop and tells the story of different types of men and women who meet and fall in love under unexpected circumstances. That kind of fragrant coffee, vibrant love and dreams collide together, it is really yearning. I am usually not busy with my work, and I am a good girl, and I am quite 'homey'. It is just right for me to get a coffee maker and play fancy coffee at home. "

Lulu, who used to be a tea guest, likes traditional Chinese tea best, because she "doesn't drink Nestle less when writing her thesis." she didn't like coffee at first. After work, Lulu found that many friends like to drink coffee, she also joined in a lively, found that it is a completely different from instant coffee style. "Flower coffee doesn't have to be drunk every day, but I like the life around this mood. Isn't it good to have firewood, rice, oil and salt tea and a little Western flavor every day?"

"in Europe, coffee has long been considered to be closely related to art, and most of the coffee drinkers are senior intellectuals." Li Yibin said, "with a cup of coffee in hand, as soon as your eyes are closed, the fragrance that has been stored for a long time can be found in distant memories. This is the charm of flower coffee."

The pleasure of making and enjoying the process.

Making coffee flowers is the aspiration of many "flower guests", but it is very difficult to do well. Li Yibin put cream foam on a rich pure latte and gently pulled it with a milk bubble spout, and a brown and white "heart" came out! "as long as you don't need to stir with a spoon and drink the coffee at the bottom along the edge of the cup, even if you finish the whole cup of coffee, the heart will not be out of shape.

In fact, in the eyes of the "flower guests", the process of brewing coffee, beating milk foam and pulling flowers is far more enjoyable than drinking. "homemade coffee is a very emotional thing. If you want to wake up the coffee, you have to slowly make a pot of fragrant coffee." Li Yibin said. The so-called "boil" is to "wash" the taste of the coffee with about 94 ℃ of water. Many people mistakenly think that "boiling" is heating, then what you get is not a cup of strong coffee, but charred and bitter water.

Li Yibin has to make every cup of coffee quietly and attentively. "A good barista should not only master the characteristics of each kind of beans, the use of various utensils, the degree of grinding and other factors, but also add their own feelings." What the "flower guests" admire most is the fresh cooking of raw beans, which, in their words, "freshness is the life of a cup of coffee."

There is always a cup of coffee that suits you.

In the eyes of Hua Kada people, they should pay attention to making coffee and pay more attention to it when drinking it. For example, drinking ice water before drinking coffee can help the coffee taste emerge brightly.

It's not hard to be a Huaqada person. Li Yibin said that as long as a set of freshly ground coffee utensils of about 300 yuan and a bag of 70 or 80 yuan of mid-range coffee beans, coupled with the heart, you can easily make Blue Mountain coffee, mocha coffee, and cappuccino coffee.

"is there a kind of coffee that can bring a cool sea breeze on a hot summer day?" The reporter asked.

"that's iced coffee! Espresso mixed with ice cubes, coupled with cream and sugar, such Thai iced coffee can instantly drag you to a small island under the hot sun and sea breeze! "

"is there any coffee coffee suitable for couples to drink together?"

"of course there is! First Bond Coffee! One of the most popular flower cafes in France. The strong coffee is mixed with the aroma of distant wine, and the most beautiful thing is the moment the coffee is on the table. "

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