China’s Yunnan cafe launches unique latte made from prized mushrooms for US$3 a cup

A coffee shop in China has launched a penny bun mushroom latte, made from a rare mushroom and priced at US$3 a cup. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock/RedNote

A cafe in southwestern China’s Yunnan province has invented a unique coffee that incorporates a local speciality, penny bun mushrooms.

Every year between June and September, Yunnan enters its annual wild mushroom season and becomes one of the top destinations for Chinese foodies.

Of the wild mushrooms, the most tasty and expensive are termite mushrooms, penny bun mushrooms and matsutake mushrooms.

In August, a cafe in Yunnan released a new product that blends Yunnan’s two specialities, coffee and penny bun mushrooms.

Staff at the Yunnan cafe say the mushroom coffee is selling well. Photo: 163.com
Staff at the Yunnan cafe say the mushroom coffee is selling well. Photo: 163.com

The two new products, penny bun mushroom and cheese americano and penny bun mushroom oat milk latte, are priced at just 23 yuan (US$3) per cup.

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