Meringue coffee kicks pumpkin spiced lattes to the curb
Your new holiday coffee obsession doesn't have the words "peppermint" or "eggnog" anywhere in the name.
Takeout Drawing in the Seoul, South Korea, offers a plethora of cakes, treats and drinks, but none is more beautiful or crave-worthy than the Paul's Meringue Factory coffee drink.
This drink is simply espresso and milk topped with a snowy-peaked meringue cookie. Unlike whipped cream, meringue won't melt into a drippy mess nor does it conventionally contain any dairy. You may dip your meringue or eat it sans-coffee bath but whatever you do, make sure you photograph it.
It looks like modern art, which is fitting because the cafe itself functions as an art gallery as well as a place to try concoctions like the Iceberg Macchiato, where espresso is poured over an iceberg of frozen milk.
The world has already seen cotton candy ice cream clouds and lightbulb milkshakes -- it's only natural a coffee drink resembling the Matternhorn would be up next.
Sarah Spigelman Richter is a contributor to Mashable's Food channel. Sarah covers everything edible, from the food industry to D.I.Y. recipes. She was previously the community manager for Tastemade NYC and her writing has been seen on The Today Show's food blog, Refinery 29, the Food Network, and Gothamist. She has also developed recipes for Tabasco and other nationally recognized brands and has blogged for 5 years at "Fritos and Foie Gras." Sarah is obsessed with "Orphan Black" and chili-cheese Fritos and is still depressed that Loehmann's closed.
