Are you on board with the latest cooking favourite?

It seems like there is a new ingredient or cooking method every week but this one is actually a bit of an old classic that has come to life again – coffee. Although we probably all enjoy a cup of coffee and we might be used to finding this flavour in desserts, this isn’t how chefs have been using the bean recently.

Coffee is used in savoury dishes a lot in South American culture, this has been the big influence for a lot of savoury dishes in the UK recently. The bitter taste of coffee works well to balance a strong flavour of chilli or even a sweeter dish.

Coffee is commonly used across the states of America as a rub for barbequed meats and of course the British take on this dish has come to light – the coffee infused bacon sandwich.

A roasted coffee bean contains over 800 different aromas so it is no surprise to us that chefs all around the world are harnessing the flavours of this bean increasingly in their recipes.

This ingredient can be used in so many different ways to provide a unique and interesting flavour to each dish, are you on board with the coffee craze?

Incorporating this bean into your dishes may seem a little daunting at first especially as it can be a strong flavour, here are a few ideas on how you can incorporate a little coffee into your dishes:

  • Try adding the flavour into a creamy risotto, something to really enhance these flavours.
  • Marinate your meats with a coffee rub.
  • Add coffee into a traditional desert, try something new and interesting as opposed to a coffee and walnut cake for example.
  • Sprinkle a dusting of coffee over your dish (if the flavour combination works!)

We are very interested to see how far chefs are going to go with this ingredient and whether using coffee in savoury cooking here to stay this time around.

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