Coffee Latte Art Tips: How to Make Simple and Beautiful Latte Art

As the first coffee bean was picked from the tree, a cup of fragrant coffee came into being. Nowadays, coffee has entered the streets and alleys and has gradually integrated into our lives. While people are looking for the aroma of coffee, they are gradually beginning to pay attention to the patterns on the coffee.

A cup of espresso with rich fat is blended with milk in the hands of the barista. After gently pulling, lifting and shaking, a heart and a leaf appear in the cup. This is latte art.

If you love coffee, do you know how this magical thing called latte art is formed?

The methods of making coffee latte art can be roughly divided into three categories: hand-painted pattern method, direct pouring method and screen pattern method.

【 Hand-drawn graphics method 】

The hand-drawn graphics method is based on the coffee that has already been blended with espresso, milk and milk foam. The irregular dots and patterns produced during the fusion are used, and various patterns are drawn on the surface of the coffee using toothpicks or needles dipped in cocoa powder or chocolate. Most of these patterns can be divided into two types, one is a regular geometric pattern. The other is a concrete pattern, like the many cartoon patterns, portraits, cats, dogs, pandas and other patterns you can see now. As long as you master some details, the hand-drawn graphics method can draw very beautiful patterns!

【 Direct pouring method 】

The direct pour-over method is the most difficult and technical method of coffee latte art. It refers to using foamed milk and quickly pouring it into the coffee before the milk and milk foam separate. It uses the movement skills of the hands to make the water waves of the milk foam float on the espresso. The movement control skills can form different patterns. This method is the most difficult to master because it involves many details, so it requires long-term practice.

【 Sieve Graphics Method 】

The mesh pattern method is the simplest latte art method. Generally speaking, there are two ways to present it. The first is to let the milk stand for about 30 seconds after it is frothed, so that the milk and the milk foam can be separated to a certain extent, and then use a spoon to block part of the milk foam to let the milk and espresso blend first, and then use a spoon to cover the milk foam on the surface of the coffee to form a snow-white surface. Then use a mesh engraved with various patterns, place it about 1 cm away from the surface of the coffee, and sprinkle cocoa powder or cinnamon powder on it, so that various patterns or words can appear on the surface of the coffee.

As the latest trend in the coffee industry, latte art further reflects the uniqueness of coffee and makes it stand out from many traditional beverages. Have you learned these three latte art making methods?