At the table
Let it cool, then sip. Taste before adding anything: sweetness and butter may already come from the roasted grounds.
Contains caffeine and milk from butter. This recipe is vegetarian but not vegan. Check the roast ingredients if avoiding dairy; the cup may be very hot.
Plain-roasted beans and modern blends also exist. Confirm the roasting recipe; ordering black or no added sugar does not remove butter or sugar already in the grounds.
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- Specification
- Roast the coffee, stir-fry it with sugar, butter and salt, cool and grind. Brew with hot water and filter out the grounds. Plain-roasted beans and modern blends also exist. Confirm the roasting recipe; ordering black or no added sugar does not remove butter or sugar already in the grounds.
Ingredients
Robusta coffee beans, sugar, butter, a little salt and water.
Origin & regional roots
Hainan
Associated with Hainan.
About this regional connection
Hainan: Xinglong, Wanning, Hainan; a local form of Southeast Asian coffee roasting and serving.
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A LITTLE SOMETHING TO READ
Story & history
Traditional Xinglong coffee
This account describes a tradition or story, rather than an established historical fact.
Returned overseas Chinese helped shape Xinglong's coffee culture. Stir-frying roasted beans with sugar and butter and brewing with a long-spouted pot preserve a local expression of Southeast Asian coffee traditions.