The 400-times popular coffee has a smooth and surprisingly delicious taste! Nutritionists recommend this to avoid pitfalls

During the national anti-epidemic period, people reduce outdoor activities and DIY cooking at home has become a home activity suitable for all ages. Going through this epidemic may lead to the birth of many catering chefs. Recently, the Korean variety show "Convenience Restaurant" aired an episode in which Korean star Ding Yiu visited a time-honored coffee shop "Hon Kee Hand-beaten Coffee" in Macau. The drink, which was stirred 400 times to create a smooth taste, instantly went viral on social media such as IG (Instagram) and became popular all over the world, and was called "400 Times Coffee".

Many food experts have used their creativity to add milk, turning the common "milk-capped coffee" into "coffee-capped milk". Netizens who have tried it said, "It's amazingly delicious. According to the proportion, you can taste the three distinct yet integrated flavors of coffee, milk and caramel at the same time. However, it is strongly recommended to use an electric blender. The time difference between manual and electric blending is about 10 minutes, and the key is that your hands won't be too sore. If you don't drink coffee, you can also use matcha powder or sugar-free chocolate powder instead." Netizens who have not tried it think the production process is "really awkward", "Is the point that it tastes good? I've seen many people make it themselves, and I think it will be very strong in the mouth and may give you stomachache immediately."

Why does drinking strong coffee give me stomachache? How strong is 400 shots of coffee? Can it refresh you?

Nutritionist Ye Wenjun said that coffee gives people the impression of being refreshing; but to be more precise, caffeine itself does not have a "refreshing" effect, but instead turns off the sleep switch, making people "unable to sleep." Caffeine is affected by the coffee variety, origin, and processing process, so the caffeine content of each instant coffee powder varies greatly. It is recommended that you read the caffeine content on the package label when choosing, and do not exceed 300 mg per day.

In addition, the caffeine in coffee can cause gastric acid secretion, stimulate the relaxation of the sphincter at the lower end of the esophagus, and easily cause gastrointestinal discomfort. If you have digestive tract diseases, you should drink less!

Nutritionist Ye Wenjun broke down "400 cups of coffee" into the following ingredients for calculation. One cup accounts for half of the daily caffeine intake, and the calories are more than twice that of sugar-free latte!

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The origin of the smooth taste of "400 times coffee"

The method of making 400 times coffee is to use "instant coffee powder: sugar: warm water = 1:1:1" to make milk cream, and then cover it on milk with ice cubes. The key to forming cloud-like dense foam is that the caffeine, protein, polyphenols and polysaccharides contained in coffee can all help produce foam. In fact, when you brew coffee normally, if you observe carefully the surface of the liquid, you will find a small amount of foam. This is just because there is too much water, which makes the coffee diluted, resulting in a lower concentration and less foam. Instant coffee powder undergoes granulation technology, and the particles become larger and more water-soluble. The ratio of powder to water is 1:1, which concentrates the coffee concentration. Quickly whipping it to drive in air can produce a denser foam.

How to make "400 cups of coffee" to keep you healthy and avoid pitfalls

Phytochemicals in coffee include chlorogenic acid, caffeic acid, caffeine, etc. The health benefits of chlorogenic acid include regulating blood sugar and reducing body fat formation. However, the instant coffee powder available on the market is often three-in-one (sugar, creamer, coffee) or two-in-one (creamer, coffee), with added refined sugar and fat, which is the key to weight gain and increased cholesterol. Drinking it for a long time is harmful to your health. Therefore, when making 400 cups of coffee, it is recommended that you choose instant "black" coffee powder!

Nutritionist Ye Wenjun recommends a modified version of the "400 Coffees" recipe:

Ingredients:

• 2 teaspoons of instant black coffee powder (without sugar or creamer) (about 10g)

• Erythritol (natural sweetener, replaces sugar) 2 teaspoons (about 10g)

• 2 teaspoons warm water (about 10 ml)

• 240ml whole milk and a little ice

• A handful of almonds or other nuts (instead of Oreo cookies, crispy cookies, puff pastry, etc.)

Cooking steps:

1. Place black coffee powder, erythritol and warm water in a large bowl and allow the coffee and erythritol to dissolve completely.

2. Chop the almonds into small pieces and set aside.

3. Use an electric whisk to start stirring frantically. When air is beaten in and the color of the milk cap becomes lighter, and it solidifies until it can be taken shape when the whisk is picked up, it will take about 3 minutes.

4. Pour milk into the cup until it is 70% full, put the coffee milk cap on it, sprinkle with chopped almonds and enjoy.

In addition, some netizens asked whether cocoa powder can be used to replace instant coffee powder. Nutritionists said that chocolate powder itself is more difficult to foam and requires repeated whipping to produce foam. If health factors are considered, it is recommended to choose "sugar-free cocoa powder" to replace sugary chocolate powder to avoid excessive sugar intake. If you don’t like drinking coffee, you can also consider using "sugar-free matcha powder + whole milk powder" instead of black coffee powder, but because matcha itself contains very little caffeine, it is more difficult to create a cloud-like foam texture, and the calories are actually not much different from black coffee.

Some netizens joked that "maybe we should go out less now, as brewing coffee directly is too fast, and manually stirring the coffee can take more time. Anyway, we have nothing to do, so we have the most time." If you are worried about the risk of infection when flying abroad now, and you cannot fly to Macau to visit Hon Kee's hand-beaten coffee, you can also follow the trend and experience the "blast-style 400 times" exercise at home, and enjoy the sense of accomplishment when you put the finished product into your mouth after all the hard work. Come and try it!