Preparation guides

Food Safety Checklist When Making Gelato: 5 Points to Check
A short checklist to help counter staff in Vietnam and home baristas check hygiene, ingredients, equipment and the way gelato drinks are served before getting started.
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How to Make Affogato with Gelato: Preserving the Clear Espresso Flavour and Hot-and-Cold Contrast
A concise step-by-step guide to making affogato with gelato: prepare the glass, scoop in the gelato, pour freshly brewed espresso over it just before serving, and avoid letting the coffee flavour overpower it.
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How to standardise cold drink recipes: Record ratios and mixing order for easy application
A framework for recording quantities, ingredient functions, mixing order and batch-by-batch checks, making cold drink recipes easy to replicate at the counter.
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5 Food Safety Essentials for Preparing Cold Drinks
Practical checklist for beginners making cold drinks: know what to check before, during and after preparation without making assumptions about quantities or storage periods.
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How to make a thick, smooth ice cream milkshake at home: You can still make one without a blender
A guide to making thick, smooth milkshakes with an easy-to-remember ice cream-to-milk ratio, including how to mix them with a hand blender, whisk or lidded jar when you do not have a blender.
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2026 Hot Trend: Roasted Egg Cream Milk Tea
Explore why toasted egg cream milk tea is attracting attention among the hot-trend drinks of 2026, how to analyse the beverage’s structure, prepare testing content and create variations without blindly chasing trends.
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Green tea brewing techniques and astringency control: 3 variables to standardize
Green tea can shift from fresh and fragrant to harshly bitter simply because of changes in water temperature, the tea-to-water ratio or steeping time. Controlling each variable and straining at the right moment helps the bar team find a balanced recipe that is easy to replicate from batch to batch.
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How to Make Milk Tea with Gelato: A Flavour-Balancing Framework
A scoop of Gelato can dull the tea flavour, make the sweetness linger or leave a heavy aftertaste. The testing framework below helps shops isolate each variable, taste the finished dish and standardise the recipe before adding it to the menu.
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Gelato Milk Tea: controlled flavour testing, easy to standardise at the counter
A tasting cup that tastes just right may not be consistently reproducible during peak hours. The counter needs to isolate each variable, record the exact measurements and set checkpoints throughout the process, from receiving the order to handing it to the customer.
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Summer Pairings with Gelato: Choose Your Flavour and Create the Perfect Combination
A serving of gelato on a hot day doesn’t need lots of flavours or toppings. Choose one main flavour, add a contrasting element and keep the finishing touches just right for a more balanced, enjoyable treat.
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