The chefs at Taiwan’s top coffeehouse, 85C Bakery Cafe, serve sea-salt coffee, which became their best-selling drink following its December 2008 debut.

According to 85C spokeswoman Kathy Chung, it was the Taiwanese habit of sprinkling salt on fruits like pineapple and watermelon to bring out their sweetness that convinced the company to try it with coffee. The unusual concoction also makes sense in a place where shaved-ice desserts are topped with corn kernels and the bread gets slathered with sugary frosting and bits of pork.

Source: The Kitchn