Just when you thought you were desensitized to absurd TikTok food trends…now let’s introduce you to this. And this will definitely leave a taste in your mouth.
There’s a trend on TikTok right now where people are putting spring onions (or green onions) in their coffee. Supposedly, it started in China. I just threw up in my mouth a little thinking about that.
The most common preparation is a latte. You put cut spring onions into a glass, and muddle them. Then you add ice…milk…and a couple shots of espresso. Lastly you garnish it with even more spring onions.
Almost everyone said this is an acquired taste, whether they’re repulsed or not. Some people said they don’t even get it, because the onion doesn’t absorb into the latte…and at some point you just end up with a mouthful of onions.
One person who put up a how to video on TikTok joked, “as if coffee breath wasn’t bad enough…”