What materials do I need to prepare for coffee flower drawing? What tools are needed for the production process
The technology of coffee flower drawing
Coffee cups first need to make espresso and milk microbubbles with coffee fat, and then synthesize them into latte flowers.
Espresso must have enough fat on the surface before adding milk. When the white foam is poured into the reddish brown coffee, the sharp color contrast presents a creative pattern. After the milk is poured, the foam separates from the liquid and rises to the surface. If the amount of milk and espresso is "just right", the milk can moves left and right as it is dumped, and the foam rises and forms a pattern on the surface. Sometimes, a pattern can be drawn on the foam with a flower pin or stick, but not necessarily in the process of pouring.
There is a different view in the coffee community that baristas pay too much attention to the styling of lattes. The view is that we pay too much attention to the external image of coffee rather than fancy coffee itself, such as taste and other factors. This is even more important for novice baristas.
The types of coffee flowers
At present, there are two kinds of flower drawing widely used: "free dumping" and "carving". Free dumping is more widely used in American cafes, which requires more preparation time when making coffee.
Dumping
The most common patterns of toppling flowers are heart-shaped, rose-shaped and fern leaf-shaped. The heart shape is easier to make and is often used to make macchiato, while the rose shape is more complex and is often used to make lattes. More complex patterns are also possible, some of which need to be dumped several times.
Carved flowers
Carved patterns can range from simple geometry to complex paintings, such as three-dimensional shapes with shadows: animals, flowers, etc., and some patterns need to be fixed with a coffee blender. The life of the carved coffee is shorter than that of the dumping technique, because the foam breaks down faster.
