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How to make three-dimensional 3D flower? How to use the carved needle of latte coffee? When was the drawing technology of espresso coffee invented?

Published: 2026-04-06 Author:

Last Updated: 2026/04/06, In "Why are lattes so popular?" In this article, Qian Jie introduced that since coffee lahua was discovered and spread, sales of dairy coffee have soared. The so-called coffee drawing is to use milk foam to draw various patterns on the surface of the coffee. But you know, coffee actually

Why is latte so popular? According to Qianjie in this article, sales of milk curry have skyrocketed since the coffee flower was discovered and spread. The so-called coffee flower is the use of grandma Niu to draw different patterns on the surface of the coffee liquid. But do you know, in fact, there are many "types" of coffee flowers.

Each type of flower has its own distinct characteristics, so today, let's introduce what kind of "type" coffee flower has. Before that, in accordance with the usual practice, let's first introduce the birth story of Lahua!

In 1980, David Hume (David Schomer), a barista in Seattle, USA, accidentally created a love pattern on the liquid surface while making milk coffee. Due to the sharp contrast between the white milk foam and the brown of the coffee liquid, this love pattern is more unique, so it is deeply loved by the guests. As a result, the Milk Coffee sold by David Hume has a unique visual effect from now on, and sales have greatly increased.

This move attracted more and more baristas to imitate and learn, and soon coffee flowers became popular in cafes everywhere. As more and more people join the ranks, coffee flowers are no longer the only heart-shaped pattern, leaves, tulips, roses and other fancy patterns have been invented. And not only the pattern, but also the production methods of drawing flowers have begun to diversify, and people begin to draw them with the help of other instruments, which makes them more possible. Then let's introduce what types of flowers there are in Qianjie.

First, the traditional pull flower in front of the street here refers to the pattern made by using the flower jar as the main pattern drawing tool. Of course, you can also use carved needles and other tools to assist the completion of the pattern, but mainly by pulling the vat to complete most of the pattern drawing.

According to the difficulty of making the pattern, we can divide the traditional pattern into two categories, basic and combination (advanced)! The basic pattern is a simple pattern that beginners can learn in a short time! For example, love, thousands of hearts, leaves and other patterns that do not need to use too many complex skills can be completed.

On the other hand, the combination pattern is a complex pattern that can be made through a variety of skills and restrictions. This kind of pattern usually has higher requirements for foam quality and manual operation, so it can be said to be an advanced operation. However, since flower pulling does not affect the taste of coffee, baristas do not deliberately master the production of combination patterns without special requirements.

Although the coffee carving needle is often laughed at as a plug-in tool, in fact, it is recognized and allowed to be used by international competitions. We can understand the carved needle as a brush with a thick and thin head, which can be used to draw more delicate / rough lines and produce some characteristic patterns that cannot be made with a flower jar.

The fineness of the pattern mainly depends on the level of the user's painting ability, the higher the level, the more and more delicate the pattern can be drawn. For a master painter like Qianjie, it's no problem to come up with a bear pattern! (in fact, the most basic)

Third, the three-dimensional pull pattern is very different from the above two patterns! The conventional pattern is a plan, and the three-dimensional pattern, as its name suggests, is a three-dimensional shape.

From the picture, we can see that the 3D flower is different from the traditional flower making, more vividly, this kind of flower is "carved". First fuse the milk foam and coffee, then stack the pre-sent thick milk foam on the liquid surface, and then use spoons and carved needles to shape the milk foam continuously, and finally become the three-dimensional shape we see. In order to make the flower drawing more vivid, in addition to coffee liquid and milk foam, chocolate sauce, caramel sauce and other colored syrup are used to stroke. Of course, this kind of flower-pulling is also a great test of the producer's painting skills, so Qianjie has not released the relevant teaching so far. Because it's too difficult, waste hands, Qianjie is for your sake, definitely not because Qianjie won't ow!

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