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It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification. It indicates an expandable section or menu, or sometimes previous / next navigation options. HOMEPAGE Newsletters An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. It often indicates a user profile. Log in Subscribe Retail Starbucks launched a pork-flavored coffee in China. It costs $10 and is dividing people. Huileng Tan 2024-02-21T08:12:51Z An curved arrow pointing right. Share The letter F. Facebook An envelope. It indicates the ability to send an email. Email A stylized bird with an open mouth, tweeting. Twitter LinkedIn An image of a chain link. It symobilizes a website link url. Copy Link A bookmark Save Read in app People walk by a Starbucks Coffee at Ciqikou ancient town on February 14, 2022 in Chongqing, China. [ ] An icon in the shape of an angle pointing down. People walk by a Starbucks Coffee at Ciqikou ancient town in Chongqing, China. Song Mingkun/VCG/Getty Images [top-left] [bottom-rig] Redeem now * Starbucks has launched a pork-flavored coffee in China. * Its biggest competitor in the country famously has a cheese-flavored latte. * Starbucks' drink costs $10, and even the company says the taste is "surprising." Insider Today [insider-to] NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today's biggest stories in markets, tech, and business -- delivered daily. Read preview Bull [newsletter] Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you're on the go. download the app Email address [ ] Sign up By clicking "Sign Up", you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. You can opt-out at any time. Bull [newsletter] Advertisement If you think Starbucks' olive oil-laced coffee is as divisive as it gets, the coffee chain's latest offering in China might just change your mind. The Seattle-based coffee giant recently rolled out a pork-flavored latte in China for the Chinese New Year season that started on February 10. Starbucks' Reserve Roastery in Shanghai announced the pork-infused offering in a post on its verified Weibo microblog account on February 5, promoting the beverage as a coffee "integrated with traditional New Year customs." The limited edition beverage, whose name translates into "Abundant Year Savory Latte," is pictured with a slice of skewered pork perched on top of the mug. Its official English name is the "Lucky Savory Latte." Advertisement Starbucks China's pork-flavored latte for Chinese New Year 2024. Starbucks China's pork-flavored latte for Chinese New Year 2024. Starbucks China Starbucks said the coffee is a combination of espresso and "Dongpo pork" sauce, referring to a braised pork named after a famous 11th-century poet. Steamed milk is added to the beverage before it's drizzled with more pork sauce. The special edition beverage is priced at 68 Chinese yuan, or $9.50, at Reserve stores in China, according to local media. The pork-flavored coffee has gone viral on Chinese social media -- mostly because people were wondering if it's for real. But it is, and reviews are mixed. One user on Xiaohongshu, China's answer to Instagram, said the latte looks strange but was unexpectedly delicious with an "intriguing sweet and salty flavor" that combines the aromas of meat and coffee. Advertisement Another Xiaohongshu said it was disgusting. They said it tasted like fermented bean curd mixed with a sweetener -- although the piece of pork was quite tasty, they said. A third user said they were pleasantly surprised by the savory taste of the coffee. Well, even Starbucks describes the flavor as "surprising." The Starbucks beverage is far more expensive than rival Luckin Coffee, which can cost as little as $1.40 thanks to aggressive discounts. Advertisement Competition between the two coffee chains is intense. Sales of Luckin Coffee overtook Starbucks in China in the second quarter of last year. Luckin Coffee, too, boasts unique coffee concoctions, including "Big Cheese Latte," "Watermelon Pink Latte," and "Yuanyang" -- a coffee-and-tea combination that originates in Hong Kong, Business Insider reported in November. A picture of a switch and lightbulb [light-swit] Sign up for notifications from Insider! Stay up to date with what you want to know. Subscribe to push notifications Read next Watch: Here's why this coffee costs $75 a cup [svg] [5c799198eb] Retail China Starbucks More... Advertisement Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification. 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