“Pearled coffee” is the name of an experimental product from the folks at Counter Roastery in London. It is four-times concentrated coffee dropped into a calcium lactate solution creating little jelly balls of coffee. Counter Roastery floats these balls in a shot of milk for a playful “boba tea” like drink.
This isn’t the first time we’ve seen molecular gastronomy spherificationย applied to coffee–rumor has it that Illy were first to play with this in the early aughts,ย andย Billy Wilson, proprietor of theย Baristaย coffee bars in Portland, memorably made “Espresso Caviar” forย his 2006 Northwest Regional Barista signature beverage, with the technique making sporadic competition appearances since.
Similar style, but the folks at Counter want to see this take off in real life and far beyond the competition stage. They envision playful applications for the pearls: from ice cream to cocktails. From their blog:
The goal is to sell Pearled Coffee (with different liquids!) in cafeโs, bars and restaurants!
Watch the process below and feel free to get in touch. Maybe we can figure how this is possible.
Watch the film from videographer Nika Zbasnik below:
Pearled Coffee from Nika Pika Slika on Vimeo.
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