dalgona singularity and tomato shame

unsnackable vol. 50

In early 2020, when Dalgona first appeared in my feed, it was by way of Korean home cafe accounts. I follow too many to count because I find comfort in the sparse backgrounds, perfect light, jangly background muzak, and statement glassware. I watched as ice cubes clinked into glasses, then topped with rich brown foam that I soon learned was coffee. I leaned on google translate for more info on the honeycomb candy-inspired beverage as English language outlets slowly acknowledged the trend, and sacrificed precious grocery lugging real estate to buy instant coffee for a chance to join in. By the time the headlines had reduced Dalgona to "fluffy coffee", my "dalgona" was matcha instead of coffee The novelty wore off, relegated to the cringe of early quar (even though I still hit that heart to