Banana Milk Coffee - Is This Trendy Drink Worth Trying?

Walking around social networking sites, there is a drink originating from the land of kimchi - Korea, which is banana milk coffee. So is this dish easy to make and what will the taste be like? If you're curious, why not join CHUS and try making it right away with the very simple recipe right in this article.

The origin of the banana milk coffee trend

In fact, it is difficult to determine the origin. In terms of form, you will return to making this strange drink in convenience stores, then posting it online. Korea is a country with many convenience stores, along with many unique dishes and drinks, conveniently packaged for consumption anywhere. Among them, packaged black coffee (mostly sugared/unsweetened americano) is a favorite drink of many young people in Korea.

But because its taste is quite bitter whether with or without sugar, it seems that someone has "enlightened" mixing black coffee with banana milk - which is also a very familiar drink in convenience stores. profit.

The bitter taste of coffee has been neutralized by the sweet and fatty taste of milk, and the fragrant banana flavor has created an attractive combination. And so the trend of making this dish has blossomed on social networking sites in Korea and spread to Vietnam.

How to make simple banana milk coffee at home

According to the "correct" brewing method like in Korea, you will need Americano coffee packages in convenience stores. You can also buy it and mix it with banana milk like in the clips online.

But if you can't find it, don't worry! CHUS will suggest how to make fragrant and thicker banana milk coffee when using Vietnamese coffee. Because Americano is essentially espresso mixed with cold water (with a high water ratio), the taste will be quite bland. Vietnamese coffee will bring a much more explosive flavor to your taste buds.

Preparation

1 very ripe banana (for natural sweetness)

1 cup milk (dairy or non-dairy)

Optional: 1 teaspoon sugar (or sugar syrup)

Ice cubes

1 cup black filter coffee (chilled)

Instructions

Step 1. Make banana milk

- Peel the banana, put the banana, milk and sweetener into the blender

- Blend until the mixture is smooth, fatty and fragrant. If it feels too thick when blending, you can add a little more water. However, don't use too much or it will reduce the sweetness.

Step 2. Make banana milk coffee

- You use pure filter coffee, no sugar added. Mix with a little filtered water with a ratio of 1: coffee: 2 water. This ratio helps reduce the bitterness but still retains the strong taste of coffee.

- Put ice cubes in a cup and pour in brewed coffee

- Add banana milk on the surface, stir gently so that the milk slightly dissolves into the coffee

- It is done! You've got yourself an extremely fragrant, sweet cup of milk coffee right at home

Some additional notes:

- You can adjust the amount of banana, milk, sweetener and coffee according to your own taste to have the most suitable drink for yourself. Here, CHUS is suggesting flavors for those who like rich, medium-sweet, fatty coffee with a light banana scent

- Depending on your preference, you can choose Arabica or Robusta coffee beans to make

- Instead of pouring milk on top, you can absolutely add banana milk and coffee into a shaker to have a banana milk shake.

- You can crush bananas instead of pureeing them to drink and sip delicious bananas

CHUS wishes you success with this delicious banana milk coffee recipe at home.