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People's Daily, Seoul, Dec. 11 / PRNewswire-Asianet /-- South Korea consumes 100000 tons of coffee a year, with an average of 298 cups of coffee per adult per year. This means that Koreans drink coffee six days a week. This year, South Korea ranks sixth in the world in terms of coffee consumption, surpassing Japan and Russia, whose population is 2-3 times larger.

The sharp increase in coffee consumption in South Korea is closely related to the increase in coffee shops. According to the survey, there were only more than 8000 coffee shops in South Korea in 2010, but now the number has increased to 20, 000. Although there are most large coffee shops like Starbucks, there are also many small coffee shops with unique decorations scattered in various alleys in South Korea.

The increase in coffee shops marks a gradual rise in the status of coffee in Korean culture. In South Korea, the coffee shop is not only a place where men and women, young and old meet, but also a place for students and office workers to study and hold meetings. South Korean coffee shops not only have a comfortable environment and provide wireless network, but also provide mobile phone charging devices, magazines and other convenient services.

Some "coffee fans" in South Korea have even reached the point of "not eating, but must drink coffee". Because of this, we can often see the protagonist talking in the coffee shop in Korean TV dramas or Korean movies.

Recently, "coffee fans" pay more and more attention to drinking coffee. Mr. Lee Sang-woo, who is running a coffee shop in Seoul, told reporters: "recently, customers are choosing coffee according to their hobbies. If we used to drink coffee without knowing anything, now customers have their own favorite kind of coffee. And there have been a lot of coffee shops recently.

Coffee is a part of Korean culture, and many foreign tourists visiting South Korea also go to coffee shops to sit down. Especially in the cold winter, many tourists choose to order a steaming cup of coffee in the coffee shop to feel the pleasure of the trip.

Miss Fang, a Chinese tourist, said: "I think Korean coffee shops are quite unique, and then there are coffee shops everywhere. When you are tired of shopping, you can casually enter a coffee shop and have a cup of hot coffee." The service attitude of Koreans is very good, and the bread and cake in the coffee shop are very delicious. "