How to Say ‘Pour-over coffee’ in Traditional Chinese
手沖
shǒu chōng
[shǒu chōng]
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: Specialty cafés in Taiwan usually let you choose the bean for a 手沖 (shǒu chōng), often from a menu card listing origin, roast and tasting notes. Expect it to cost more and take longer than an espresso drink.
Phrase Breakdown
手
shǒu
[shǒu]
by hand
Used before a verb: done manually.
這是手做的。
This is handmade.
沖
chōng
[chōng]
to pour (hot water); to brew
To pour water over something; in coffee, pouring hot water over grounds.
用熱水沖咖啡。
Brew coffee with hot water.
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