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The “selfie coffee”, which uses coffee particles and food dye, is inspired by Asian coffee trends.
You can now drink a cup of coffee with an image of your face on the foam, as the trend for “selfie coffee” hits New Zealand.
Mira Kim, 40, owner of the newly opened Cafe Casu in Auckland’s North Shore, has sold 50 selfie coffees in her first week of operation and says she already has regulars who come in each day.
Kim was inspired by the craze that’s swept through Singapore, Japan, China and her native South Korea in the past three years. She believes her cafe is the first place in New Zealand to offer selfie coffees.
The coffee has been a hit in the cafe’s opening week – shifting 50 orders in six days.
The coffee has been a hit in the cafe’s opening week – shifting 50 orders in six days.
Customers snap their picture on Kim’s phone, which is connected via wi-fi to a latte art printer imported from China. The machine cost around $3,000. A freshly made cup of coffee, usually a flat white, is placed underneath the machine. The image from Kim’s phone is then “printed” on the milk foam, using fine particles of coffee beans and food colouring.
All coffees served are decorated with one of a selection of slogans or images, but if you want to drink your own face, it costs an extra dollar, bringing the total to $5.50-6.
Edible Selfies are a global trend, from Candy Mechanics in the UK who etch out 3D chocolate lollipops of your face, to US candy giant Mars offering personalised M&M’s. Then there’s Selffee, a nomadic photo booth that can be hired internationally. It prints on a range of party food, like marshmallows, cocktails and macarons.
