Now that we’re no longer writing off TikTok as an app for kids, a ton of trends have started to emerge on the platform. One of which is the drool-inspiring process of making dalgona coffee - which if you ever had time to recreate yourself, it’s now.
Everyone and their dog is making dalgona coffee on TikTok right now, not just because it is delicious but because it is the most visually pleasing coffee we have ever seen. Honestly, move over Instagram – we don’t just want to see your luxe lattes anymore, we want to see how you made them.
When you search the name on TikTok, the first video has over 5.3million views and 1.1million likes – and that’s just one of thousands. In fact, the hashtag for dalgona coffee has over 133 million views overall.
Why? Well, dalgona coffee is particularly intriguing because the seemingly fancy looking refreshment is made from the simplest ingredients. Equal parts instant coffee, white sugar and hot water, you whisk everything altogether in a bowl – and that’s the hard part done, seriously. You fill a glass with almond milk and add ice, then pop your now-frothy coffee mixture on top. Done, an Instagram-worthy iced coffee that can garner you millions of likes online.
‘If you really think about it, this is just like a reversed latte,’ says TikTok user Newt120 - who received over a million likes on his video.
A traditionally Indian beverage, its social media popularity has been attributed to Jung II-woo, a South Korean actor who was served the drink when in Macau and presented the recipe on a South Korean TV show called Stars Top Recipe at Fun-Staurant, saying the taste reminded him of a Korean honeycomb called dalgona. Starting the #dalgonacoffeechallenge, homemade versions of the drink went viral on South Korean YouTube before making it over to TikTok.
Now, the trend has taken on a life of its own with some posting their personal twists on the quarantine-loved coffee, including matcha versions. So, guess that’s it, we’re living off banana bread and dalgona coffee for the foreseeable future apparently.
Read More:
The Grazia Team Share Their 'Little Lifts' That Are Helping Them Through Isolation
Neighbours Are Having Socially Distant Cuppas On Their Driveways To Combat Loneliness
You Can Buy Vouchers To Support Your Local Restaurants During The Coronavirus Crisis