Why Are Coffee Enthusiasts Trying Century Egg Coffee?

After a Nanchang coffee shop launched century egg coffee and it went viral, the idea spread as a challenge in China's Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan regions. Netizens in Taiwan have mashed century eggs into convenience store and chain shop iced lattes, sometimes bringing their own eggs. Hong Kong drinkers joined in, and Macao participants upgraded it with a salted egg version, drawing wide discussion online.

Feedback varies. In a Taiwan street test, most tasters called the drink fairly acceptable after a few sips, describing a chewy texture similar to grass jelly, with a yolk note some found slight. The trend shows how novelty pairings move through social platforms and reach beyond the original shop. Basic coffee knowledge still applies: balance, texture, and temperature shape whether an unusual combination works.

Coffee enthusiasts are always exploring novel combinations. After a coffee shop in Nanchang, mainland China, launched century egg coffee and it went viral online, the popularity of this跨界 beverage has not faded. Instead, it has sparked a challenge trend in China's Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan regions. Netizens in Taiwan have tried combining century eggs with iced lattes in convenience stores, chain stores, and even street experiments, with mixed reactions; Hong Kong netizens have also joined the testing, while Macao netizens have boldly upgraded it by launching a salted egg coffee version. This article fully records the on-site feedback from these fun challenges, while also preserving specialty coffee bean information and communication channels for professional coffee enthusiasts. If you are interested in creative coffee, why not follow our compilation and take a look? (Front Street Coffee News)

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Earlier, a coffee shop in Nanchang, Jiangxi boldly launched a drink called "Century Egg Coffee," which quickly attracted a lot of attention.

Unlike those flash-in-the-pan novelty creative coffees, the popularity of this product did not fade as the discussion ended. More than a month after its first exposure, not only have mainland netizens continued to discuss it enthusiastically, but consumers in China's Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan regions have also launched the "Century Egg Coffee Challenge" on major social platforms.

Many netizens in Taiwan have shared that nowadays, in convenience stores, Starbucks, or independent cafes, people can be seen bringing their own century eggs. They either buy the ingredients for making a latte or directly order an iced latte, then take an empty cup, mash the century egg on the spot, and stir it into the coffee.

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Taiwan's SET News also conducted a street test, observing interviewees' real reactions to century egg coffee without telling them beforehand that the drink contained century egg. Most people said after a few sips that it was fairly acceptable, with a chewy texture similar to grass jelly, and not too abrupt in flavor; some also pointed out that aside from the yolk having a slight fishy smell, the overall drink was still smooth, and they even wanted to add some tofu.

Of course, there were also interviewees more sensitive to the smell of century egg who could not help but retch after the first sip.

But when asked whether they would be willing to try it again, everyone unanimously shook their heads.

Not only that, Taiwan netizens also extended it to "heavenly ways of eating" such as pairing a whole century egg with instant noodles or eating it directly dry, which is both amusing and exasperating.

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In Hong Kong, some netizens also joined the century egg coffee challenge, and the feedback was similar to that in Taiwan. Some thought the century egg white itself had almost no taste, only a hint of ammonia, but it could be masked by the coffee flavor, so it was acceptable; those who disliked it mostly did so because they were not fond of century eggs to begin with.

Macao netizens went a step further. In addition to century egg coffee, they also took on salted egg coffee, and their courage is truly admirable.

The author keeps a small parrot at home and does not dislike century eggs themselves, but century egg coffee as a whole is truly hard to drink. Those who understand will naturally understand.

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Overall, this kind of fortified coffee is best just looked at. It is advisable not to imitate the challenge easily.

The above content is compiled by CoffeeHunters, a coffee news website.