Another hit drink in Tainan: the uniquely special lotion coffee

A new cultural and creative restaurant called “Zhenxin Restaurant” has opened in the Japanese-style dormitory area of Tainan’s Xinhua District and recently caused a buzz with its “lotion coffee.” In reality, lotion coffee is just iced latte. The name came about because the creators felt “iced latte” was too ordinary. They used their observation and imagination to note how the layers of coffee, milk foam, and milk in an iced latte are distinct — with the top layer of milk and foam being smooth in texture and resembling lotion in appearance — thus naming it “lotion coffee,” which successfully sparked a trend. Aside from lotion coffee, the shop also offers lotion black tea, lotion Ovaltine, and other drinks. Although these bottled drinks look best when layered, the shop kindly suggests shaking them before drinking to mix the layers evenly for an even better flavor.