Coffee character: sun Quanxiu, champion of the barista contest

Sun Quanxiu's wonderful performance in the competition attracted a lot of spectators.

Coffee, as a foreign drink introduced into China from the West, is widely welcomed in bustling Chinese cities. Today's coffee culture is not only the representative of Western culture, but also carried forward and sublimated in the hot land of China. Sun Quanxiu said: "now many Chinese people drink coffee, just like tea, can not put it down."

Chinese style coffee won praise

"I've always liked coffee. I like a cup of coffee and a book." With her love of coffee, Sun Quanxiu began to learn to cook coffee in 2007. With great talent, she quickly mastered the methods and skills of cooking coffee, and the taste of coffee became more mellow.

"I have always thought that coffee is not a unique drink in the West. Yunnan in China is also a place rich in coffee. Chinese coffee should have its own characteristics." Sun Quanxiu made a cup of coffee called "Chinese style" at the final of this worker's vocational skills competition, added Chinese wolfberry, Luoshenhua and other materials, and won her the title of champion in one fell swoop.

In fact, Sun Quanxiu, who takes the "Chinese style" coffee route, also has unique hardware conditions. the Forbidden City Cafe where she now works is located in the Forbidden City and receives many foreign guests every day. "it's not difficult to cook pure Western coffee." but I still hope that foreign guests can drink coffee with Chinese characteristics. " Sun Quanxiu told reporters that in addition to cooking the coffee ordered by customers, she would also recommend her own coffee with Chinese characteristics to her customers. "when I see foreign friends drinking their own Chinese-style coffee, I am happy from the bottom of my heart." Sun Quanxiu said with a smile.

In addition to innovating in the taste of coffee, Sun Quanxiu also adds Chinese elements to her clothes and cups, which has the flavor of a Chinese tea ceremony as she did in this year's employee vocational skills competition. For such a perfect combination of Chinese and Western cultures, the judges present praised them.

Collect hundreds of coffee cups

"to me, coffee is a quiet friend." Sun Quanxiu's love of coffee can be described as an obsession. In her home, there are hundreds of pots and cups. "A good coffee should be equipped with a good cup, and a perfect match can really understand the true meaning of coffee." Sun Quanxiu said.

This is the so-called love of my house and my dog. Sun Quanxiu told the reporter that from the beginning of learning to cook coffee, she began to collect all kinds of cups and pots, including tall cups, short cups, Chinese, American, British and Italian. There are almost everything in all shapes and styles.

"I like Chinese-style misery very much, and many patterns have Chinese characteristics." Sun Quanxiu told reporters that the cup set participating in the competition is very Chinese characteristics, and at first glance I thought it was a traditional tea set. But it is such a cup with Chinese characteristics that puts on a Chinese coat for Sun Quanxiu's fragrant coffee. Let her coffee not only conquer the love of the people, but also win the recognition of the world.

During the break, Sun Quanxiu likes to make himself a cup of strong coffee, carry his favorite books, and enjoy a rare and cozy life.

Improve yourself by participating in the competition

"in fact, the biggest achievement of participating in the competition is to let yourself grow up rapidly." Sun Quanxiu counted some of his experiences over the past few years, from winning the second place in the Chinese baristas contest in 2007 to the sixth place in the Asian baristas contest on behalf of China in Singapore in 2008. then to this year's capital staff vocational skills contest barista competition won the championship, "every competition can let me learn a lot of things, whether it is cooking skills or coffee culture, always more or less learn new things." Sun Quanxiu treats each competition as an exam, preparing for the exam carefully and fighting it seriously. after each honor, she tells herself, "the future is a new starting point."

The untalkative Sun Quanxiu works silently, and with the support of her family and friends, her coffee is becoming more and more popular, whether it's classic espresso or her own creative coffee.

"I don't have any ambition, and I don't plan to open my own coffee shop yet. I just enjoy my own coffee, and even more enjoy the process of getting more and more mellow." Sun Quanxiu said. (afternoon newspaper reporter Wang Lu Man / Wen Wan Yuzao / photo)

Champion file

Sun Quanxiu, born in 1987, now works in the Forbidden City Cafe. He won the second place in the Chinese barista competition and the sixth place in the Asian barista competition.