Particle.news
Download on the App Store

Beijing Museum Café’s Cockroach-and-Mealworm Coffee Goes Viral at 45 Yuan a Cup

The insect museum says the 45-yuan drink uses ingredients from TCM herb shops, drawing mostly curious young visitors.

Overview

  • The so-called Crawly-Crawly Coffee is topped with powdered cockroach and includes dried yellow mealworms.
  • Staff say the café sells about 10 cups daily, with parents generally avoiding the drink.
  • The museum cites traditional Chinese medicine sourcing and asserts safety, though related health claims are not widely accepted by mainstream science.
  • Tasters describe the flavor as burnt and slightly sour, and Beijing food vlogger Chen Xi said it was not as disgusting as he expected.
  • Reports do not name the insect-themed museum, whose café also experiments with pitcher-plant digestive fluid and a seasonal ant drink.