Disappointing photos show people's failed attempts at dalgona coffee

• Whipped, ombré dalgona coffee has been all over social media for the past few weeks.
• It's made by whisking up instant coffee with sugar and a little hot water until super frothy, then spooning it over a glass of milk with ice
• It turns out, however, that dalgona coffee is somewhat harder to make than it looks, as these 12 photos show.
• Some were gloopy, others watery, and all were sad, but they still get 10 out of 10 for effort.
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Dalgona coffee has taken the world by storm over the past few weeks. Well, the world of social-media foodies, anyway.

If you've been living under a rock — or in a WiFi-less quarantine — and aren't up to speed, dalgona coffee is a pretty drink that involves aggressively whisking up instant coffee with sugar and a little hot water until super frothy, then spooning it on to a glass of iced milk.

This is what it's meant to look like:

However, a fair few people who've tried their hand at dalgona coffee have, well, failed entirely.

Many ended up with something that looked just like a normal iced coffee — and a sore arm.

— (@izzateaaa) March 19, 2020

"I'm sad and my hand hurt," wrote the person behind this failed attempt.

—❤ (@__myungjae) March 19, 2020

One woman joked that her hand had been paralyzed by attempting to make the drink.

. #dalgonacoffee fail and 100% expected. Don't use espresso coffee that is already made and don't use sugar that is too fine. The only victory I'll claim is that I did this whipping by hand, which is now paralysed #mobilephotography #huaweip30pro #huaweishot #huaweipromode #lovemyhuawei #capturedonp30pro #capturedonhuawei #leicavariosummiluxh #rewritetherules #rewritetheday #igerssydney #igerssydneyfood #igersaustralia #mandaeatstheworld #instafoodie #sydneyfoodie #homecooking

A post shared by 陳凌子 (@mandaisnopanda) on Apr 11, 2020 at 11:03pm PDTApr 11, 2020 at 11:03pm PDT

It's unclear what even happened here.

—Ms. Awesome (@amyellen68) April 24, 2020

The same could be said for this fail.

—Wugut (@duh_nochu) April 15, 2020

This attempt at whipped coffee by Khalina looked more like nut butter (which, to be fair, might be delicious).

Này thì Dalgona Coffee =)) Here is your Dalgona Coffee, sir and ma’am #dalgonacoffee #dalgonacoffeechallenge #fail #lol

A post shared by Khalina (@helloitskhalina) on Mar 31, 2020 at 6:53am PDTMar 31, 2020 at 6:53am PDT

And this person's whisked coffee turned equally gloopy.

— (@suyaa91) March 19, 2020

Ro-am Ropa went wrong by making it too watery, and although she still enjoyed her creation, she said it was "too tiring" to make every day.

My first attempt in making #dalgonacoffee is a fail because it's too watery. The only workout I've done in the last two weeks is whisking this and I gave up too quickly. But hey, this tastes so good! I get the hype now. (Too tiring to make one everyday though. )

A post shared by Ro-am Ropa (@roamropa) on Apr 20, 2020 at 11:04pm PDTApr 20, 2020 at 11:04pm PDT

Salma Elmo described her attempt as looking "more like boiling Chai on the stove."

—Salma Elmo. (@salmaelmo_) April 4, 2020

Even a professional barista and the founder of Stockholm Coffee Festival, Pierre Tymms, failed when attempting dalgona coffee.

—baristapierre (@baristapierre) April 24, 2020

Craig Takeuchi thought he could substitute honey for the sugar, and it did not go well.

—Craig Takeuchi (@Cinecraig) April 27, 2020

After Amber Daley failed at making dalgona coffee, she decided there was only one way to salvage it: add cream and booze.

—Ms. Amber Daley (@Amber_Daley) March 28, 2020

Maybe best to leave it to the food influencers.

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