Pork Intestine Coffee: Culinary Disaster, Laxative

A small cafe in Jiangdu city, Sichuan province (China) suddenly became an internet phenomenon thanks to its strange drink: latte coffee combined with broth and cooked pig intestines.

Latte coffee combined with broth and cooked pork intestines is causing a stir on social networks - Photo: SCMP

According to the South China Morning Post, this special cup of coffee costs 32 yuan (about $4) and is described as having three layers of flavor: the top, middle, and bottom. The higher the level, the more pronounced the flavor of pig intestines.

Pork intestine coffee causes controversy on social networks

“Red braised pork intestines is a very popular specialty in Giang Du. I want to combine my hometown's traditional food with coffee to both promote the restaurant and introduce local cuisine " - owner Truong Vu Tri shared.

According to Mr. Truong, the restaurant imports cooked pork intestines from a famous restaurant in the city, then extracts the juice and mixes it with latte.

“We measure exactly 6g of pork intestine into each cup of coffee - this number was drawn after many tests. We want customers to feel the delicious taste of pork intestine without losing the characteristic flavor of coffee. Hopefully most customers will feel comfortable with this combination" - Mr. Truong said.

He describes the overall flavor as “sweet and salty,” similar to… salty cheese.

Strange drink mixed with pig intestines helps Chinese cafe increase sales 4 times - Photo: SCMP

Since the coffee mixed with cooked pig intestines went viral in early June, sales at the Jiangdu coffee shop in Sichuan Province, China, have more than quadrupled. According to the shop owner, 80% of customers come to try this unique drink.

“I am a big coffee lover. When I saw someone recommending pork offal coffee online, I decided to try it,” said a female customer from Chengdu (Sichuan).

Another guest from northern China also said: “Many people in the north are not used to eating pig intestines, but I think this coffee is still acceptable.”

On Chinese social media, the story quickly attracted attention. “This idea is not bad. I want to try it,” one netizen commented.

Chinese TikToker experiences pork heart coffee - Video : Douyin

Meanwhile, others objected: “This is weird. I like coffee and I don't mind eating pig intestines, but combining the two is not okay at all."

"Oh, just hearing about it makes me want to vomit, a culinary disaster"; "anything can happen"; "instead of eating a bowl of porridge and then a cup of coffee, now we just mix them together, it's faster"; "laxative coffee"... - some netizens commented.

Bold innovations in coffee brewing are not uncommon in China. Previously, a cafe in Jiangxi province (eastern China) attracted attention when mixing latte with fried chili and hot pepper powder.

In Yunnan province (southwest), another shop also "caused a storm online" when it sold coffee with fried worms.

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Source: https://tuoitre.vn/ca-phe-long-heo-tham-hoa-am-thuc-thuoc-xo-2025062609553227.htm