Why are there so few coffee shops selling avgado? What kind of ice cream tastes good for Avgado? The origin of Affogato, the taste of making

There are more and more fancy ways to drink coffee. In addition to traditional drinks, different countries will also combine local flavors to create fresh pairings, such as egg coffee from Vietnam, Viennese coffee with cream, and sweet Spanish latte with condensed milk... and Italians 'favorite dessert-Afgiado Affogato.

Although the wonderful taste of Afjado is popular among many coffee lovers and the method is very simple, if you go to a nearby cafe to order, I believe that more than 90% of Afjado will not be able to find Afjado. Why? Qianjie believes that there are three main reasons.

1. Too little reputation

Affogato is Italian, which translates as "submerged", which probably describes the scene of ice cream being "submerged" by Italian concentrate. Although we can't find out who first poured concentrate into ice cream, Afjado has become a classic practice in the coffee industry after so many years of precipitation.

Avgado was originally a very niche Italian dessert (Because it focuses more on ice cream than coffee), it was not until the early 2000s that it was recognized by more coffee lovers in other countries. Since 2010, the number of cafes and restaurants serving Afjado surged in Europe, and by adding various novel ingredients, such as pistachios, cookies, cocoa powder, etc., not only provide face value but also enrich the layers, making Afjado always active on major social media.

But in China, compared with those unpopular fancy coffees, such as piccolo and Spanish latte, Avgado is far less popular and frequent than them, let alone traditional practices such as lattes, Australian white, cappuccino, and mocha that are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and you will find out if you don't believe that you can just grab a few lucky people around you and ask them.

2. The taste is too stimulating

Traditionally, a cup of Afjado consists only of espresso and ice cream, without any other "fancy" ingredients. For those who drink "bitter coffee" all year round, the combination of the two not only satisfies the cold and hot, fragrant and slippery feeling, but also brings a strong contrast between bitterness and sweetness to the mouth. As the ice cream melts, the concentration of coffee is also decreasing, making this dessert easier to eat and still fragrant on the lips and teeth after eating it.

But for friends who are not used to "hardship", Afjado may not be delicious. Some people are usually used to drinking large lattes, preferring milk flavor to coffee flavor. Even if Afjado's ice cream accounts for the majority, the taste buds cannot resist the bitterness and excitement brought by espresso coffee. They may have no intention of continuing after trying the first bite, and they even want to mix some milk in and mix well before drinking it.

3. The repurchase rate is too low

Different from other espresso coffees that can serve hot drinks, Avgado brings ice cream balls, which are generally only noticed in summer. In autumn and winter, almost no one cares about them, and sales are far lower than other iced coffees. This will aggravate the loss of materials, so even if most merchants know that Avgado's approach is simple, they will choose not to put them on the menu considering operating costs. Faced with customers who want to eat avagado, some considerate coffee shops let them buy their own ice cream, so that they only need to order an espresso and pour it in.

Since Avgado has a hand and does not sell it in coffee shops, the best way is to make it yourself at home. Qianjie believes that based on Avgiado's dessert properties, it actually does not have too high requirements on raw materials, and there are no too many restrictions on parameters. There is no fixed formula. The proportion used and which coffee beans to choose depend entirely on personal preferences. As long as you pay a little attention to some small details, you can make Italian desserts that are better than the store.

In terms of the choice of coffee beans, if you usually like to drink black coffee or high-concentration milk coffee, then it is best to choose medium-to-deep roasted or deep-roasted coffee beans that can highlight the rich and mellow taste, such as Qianjie black cocoa with lower sourness, Qianjie autumn chestnut mix;

Or if you want to make a non-bitter flavor of afjado, you recommend buying the moderately baked Qianjie strawberry candy espresso and Qianjie Huaquai SOE. They have a soft sweet and sour texture, nutty aroma, and sweet ice cream paired together to complement each other.

The same is true for extraction. We can use a special Italian machine to extract espresso freshly, or it can be espresso brewed in a mocha pot. In short, as long as the aroma is solid enough to avoid too bitter and sour taste and ensure that it is not covered by ice cream. Just cover it.

If you want to reproduce the original Afjado, you can specify to buy vanilla-flavored ice cream, because Italians feel that only its aroma and sweetness are softer, which is not easy to snatch the aura of coffee, and can also make the coffee itself stronger., while neutralizing part of the bitterness. If you prefer to make your favorite desserts, you can actually choose your favorite flavor. For example, Qianjie once assembled two ice cream types, chocolate and matcha, to make afjiado, which also has good results.

After saying the key points, let Qianjie make a cup and try it ~

Preparation: A box of ice cream, espresso, spoon (with a cup if necessary)

First of all, use a spoon to dig a round hole directly in the middle of the ice cream. The purpose is to gather Italian concentration. If you want to have a better visual effect, you can also dig out the ice cream, form a large round ball and place it in the cup.

Then use 20g of Qianjie Autumn Chestnut to blend coffee powder to extract 36g of coffee liquor for 32 seconds, and immediately pour it on the ice cream. Afjado is finished. (PS: If you want the finished product to have a higher appearance, the larger the concentration and pouring, the better, so that the coffee grease can slide off the surface of the ice cream without melting it too much.)

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