About coffee flower drawing.

The origin of the coffee flower:

In fact, there has been no specific and clear record of the origin of the coffee flower, only that in Europe and the United States, the coffee flower is a difficult professional skill shown in the performance, and everyone in the coffee industry is attracted by the magic and gorgeous skills of the coffee flower.

At that time, the coffee flower only paid attention to the presentation of the pattern. after a long period of development and evolution, the coffee flower was not only visually particular, but also constantly improved in the dense taste and integration of milk bubbles. Further, the overall taste has to be presented to achieve the level of color, aroma and taste.

Today, coffee flower drawing has become a necessary professional skill in all kinds of competitions. Every year in the United States "COFFEE FEST" will hold the "The millrock latte art competition" World Coffee draw Competition. Gather experts from all over the world to show a variety of patterns and skilled skills in the competition, and in the coffee industry Olympic competition known as the "Word barista competition" WBC World Barista Competition, coffee pull is a necessary professional coffee technology for athletes. Each athlete will fully show his difficult drawing skills in the cappuccino event. The professionalism and importance of coffee flower in the Italian coffee industry. Coffee flower will continue to be the most important part of professional coffee technology in the future.

In fact, what "pull flower" (carved flower) presents is not necessarily a flower, but usually a leaf similar to a fern. Because it is very attractive, so some people will develop other patterns on this basis, so you will also see heart-shaped or tulips and so on.

Production preparation:

Espresso Coffee: since the Latte coffee we use to make flowers is made from Espresso, it is also necessary to extract the correct Espresso. After all, this is a drink to be imported rather than a work of art, and we still have to ensure the quality of it. In this way, more than 10 cups of failed flowers will not be wasted in the process of doing exercises. After all, the quality of flowers will not affect the taste of coffee. If you want to make a pure Espresso, you must use a pump coffee machine.

Whole milk: do not use skim milk, because the fat content of skim milk is too low, so the taste of the foam will be much worse than that of full fat (Nestle whole milk is generally used in cafes)

Steam foam machine or manual milk bubble pot: what is milk foam? Milk foam is the product of a fine mixture of milk and air. The way to make milk foam is to pump air into the milk. The principle is simple, but it is not a simple thing to make a cup of dense and meticulous foam. The most common problem is that too much air enters the milk, producing too thick hard foam, which floats on the surface and cannot be fully mixed with coffee, so you can't enjoy the fine texture of foam and coffee when you drink it. It is recommended that you use a steam foam machine to make milk bubbles, which will make the process easier. Fortunately, many pump coffee machines now have this function built in (single pump, you need to make coffee and then milk foam; double pump, you can make coffee and milk foam at the same time).

Sharp-beaked flower cup (beating the nipple): this thing is the most easily overlooked, although it is inconspicuous, but it is also very useful. First of all, the temperature requirement of milk foam is relatively high, and the best quality foam will be produced only at 60-80 degrees, so you can feel the temperature of the milk through the stainless steel milk tank. Secondly, in the production of pull style, the small sharp mouth is like a painter's brush.

The way to pull flowers:

1. To cook Espresso, it is recommended to put the Espresso directly into the desired cup. Then hit the milk foam, after completion, if there is a thicker milk foam floating on the surface, please remove it.

2. Slowly pour the milk foam into the newly finished Espresso. When the foam is fully mixed with the Espresso, the surface will be thick, and this is the time to start drawing flowers (usually the cup is half full).

3. The beginning of the pull flower is to shake the wrist holding the flower cup from left to right, and the key point is to steadily make the wrist shake horizontally to the left and right. Please note that this action only requires the strength of the wrist, not the whole arm. When the shake is correct, the cup will begin to show white "zigzag" foam marks.

4. Gradually move the flower cup back, and reduce the range of the shaking. Finally, when you close the cup, draw a thin straight line forward and draw the stem of the leaves in the cup as the end.

Tip:

1 milking: the most important technique, although not very advanced, but requires a long time of practice, requires fine and smooth milk foam, do not have large foam.

2 milking angle: it is best to milk at an angle of 45 degrees with the steam sprinkler, depending on the thickness of the foam according to the fluctuation.

Three hearts! The most basic flower-drawing technique, if friends want to do better, they must make a good shape of the heart.

Four leaves! The leaves are changed according to the shape of the heart, and the main point is to shake the shape of the heart in half a cup, and then move on down.

Some feathers, apples, double hearts, double leaves and so on depend on everyone to practice more

Only a semi-automatic coffee machine can make the best lace coffee.

8 the oil problem of coffee also plays a key role, and directly affects the taste of a cup of coffee.

A cup that is too small requires too much technical experience. Friends are advised to use a slightly larger cup first to make coffee flowers.