Hometown Food｜A Cup of White Coffee

American, cappuccino, latte and other coffee appellations, before flying to Taiwan to study at university, almost never appeared in the daily diet, and there is no trace of their existence in life. Cognitive, only the cup of "white coffee" originated from hometown.

To say that it is a representative of the local iconic food culture, it should not be an exaggeration, although the food and drink in the hometown is more than that, but whether it is asked or chatted by others, I always feel that "it (white coffee) is more than that. )" as the opening, "Hey, isn't your white coffee famous?".

Although I was accustomed to seeing adults ordering a cup of white coffee on the breakfast table when I was a child, my imagination at that time was always the aroma of coffee, which I could only smell, but not taste. "Children can't drink coffee." Just like the advice of the adults at the same table; even if you can choose to order a cup in the future, you will still be reminded "don't drink too much coffee, be careful of being "addicted"", "but you are all drinking", "that's right, you Do you also want to feel uncomfortable if you don’t drink a cup of coffee every day in the future?”; I think that I don’t really like or develop the habit of drinking coffee, which may be due to this.

Although I don’t drink coffee much when I go back to my hometown during the New Year’s festival, I still order a cup when I dine out with the ritual sense of “homecoming”. Many teahouses in my hometown have their own way of brewing white coffee. There have been visits from time to time, but Changjiang (Jiang's) is a family that has never been visited.

Entering from the entrance, the single-storey single-family building, red tiles and white walls, has its own old-time atmosphere. It is said that it was originally a people's livelihood housing residence, and later it was transformed into the present style. It still retains the traditional characteristics of the time, especially the shape of the iron door at the entrance, which is like an enlarged version of the long iron window, the mosaic floor tiles on the floor, and the color matching is quite similar to the tea room style of the 70s and 80s.

The dining seats in the house are composed of iron folding chairs similar to Tiffany Blue (Tiffany Blue) and marble table tops, with black, gray, white and other color mixed floors and some mottled light-colored ceilings.

The restaurant's colorful menu is meticulous with pictures and texts; raw boiled eggs, toasted bread (smeared with butter, curry or panlan sauce), and pasta such as macaroni, wonton noodles and other familiar Nanyang breakfast options are all menu contents, and the emphasis is on real (Food) in accordance with its content.

I simply ordered the store's signature "Yangtze River White Coffee" and toasted bread; the white coffee brewed in the manual "pull and brew" method was still full of bubbles when it was delivered to the table. Then it slowly slides into the mouth. After adding sugar and milk, the coffee tastes sweeter, but the proportions are appropriate. It does not hide the original coffee flavor, but highlights it . Breakfast here may be just like that .

For the description and introduction of "white coffee", please refer to this article , you will know more, the following excerpts.

• " Is white coffee white? What is white coffee? The definition of white coffee generally refers to coffee beans with less impurities added during the roasting process. Some data say that they are completely free of impurities. According to my visits to several white coffees Famous store, the store confirmed that there are still additions, but there are fewer additions..."
• "White coffee is made by adding evaporated milk and condensed milk to the coffee. Most of them use the method of high-altitude brewing. It is generally believed that this can help to remove the air in the coffee and make the taste smoother. When serving, the surface of the coffee is covered with fine bubbles. ..."