Starbucks has left customers baffled after releasing a new product: a braised pork latte.
The coffee chain has reportedly launched the limited-edition drink in celebration of the Year of the Dragon, at £7.50 a pop.
The product, called the ‘Lucky Savory Latte’ is composed of braised pork flavour sauce, espresso and steamed milk.
It is then finished off with some more meaty sauce and a chunk of fried pork breast.
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The dragon is the fifth animal in the Chinese zodiac and recent dragon years include 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, and 2012.
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It is a powerful sign – personality traits of people born in this year are considered to be charismatic, intelligent, confident, gifted and naturally lucky.
The Chinese horoscope predicts a prosperous year for the dragon, representing authority, prosperity, good fortune… and more.
So perhaps it makes sense that there is also a special latte for the occasion.
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But, if you’re keen to give it a go, we have bad news… it’s only available in selected stores in Shanghai and Wuhan, China.
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Starbucks told local news that the flavour of its latest drink is “relatively unique”, as well as “dense and smooth”.
But the taste of braised pork was “not obvious”.
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Jam Press has contacted Starbucks for comment.
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