Vietnamese iced coffee

Vietnamese iced coffee, also known as cà phê đá or cafe da (Vietnamese: cà phê đá, literally "ice coffee") is a traditional Vietnamese coffee recipe.

Cà phê đá
Cà phê sữa nóng, a hot variation
Alternative namesVietnamese iced coffee, cafe da
TypeBeverage
Place of originVietnam
Region or stateSoutheast Asia
Serving temperatureHot or Cold
Main ingredientsDark roast coffee, water, sweetened condensed milk
Cà phê sữa đá ready to be stirred, poured over ice, and enjoyed

At its simplest, cà phê đá is made using medium to coarse ground dark roast Vietnamese-grown coffee with a small metal Vietnamese drip filter (phin cà phê). After the hot water is added, the drip filter releases drops of hot coffee slowly into a cup. This finished cup of hot coffee is then quickly poured into a glass full of ice making the finished Vietnamese iced coffee.

A popular way to drink Vietnamese coffee is cà phê sữa đá, which is Vietnamese iced coffee with sweetened condensed milk. This is done by putting two to three tablespoons or more of sweetened condensed milk into the cup prior to the drip filter process.[1]

History

Coffee was introduced into Vietnam in 1857 by a French Catholic priest in the form of a single Coffea arabica tree.[2] Vietnam did not become a major exporter of coffee until the Đổi Mới reforms and opening of the economy after the war. Now, many coffee farms exist across the central highlands. Vietnam is now the largest producer of the Robusta variety of coffee and the second largest producer of coffee worldwide. The beverage was adopted with regional variations. Because of limitations on the availability of fresh milk, as the dairy farming industry was still in its infancy,[3] the French and Vietnamese began to use sweetened condensed milk with a dark roast coffee.

Variations

Egg coffee

There is Vietnamese egg coffee called cà phê trứng that is served at cafes in Hanoi, Vietnam. It is made with brewed coffee, chicken egg yolk, and condensed milk. It has a similar taste and texture to tiramisu and eggnog.[4][5]

See also

References
  1. "Saigon looks beyond its signature milk coffee", Calvin Godfrey, Nov 23, 2016, VN Express
  2. "The Story Of Coffee - Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam". Atexpats.
  3. "Ca Phe Sua Da - Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam". Atexpats.
  4. Staff, W. S. J. (13 September 2013). "In Hanoi, an Adventure for Coffee Lovers". wsj.com.
  5. Paris, Natalie (7 October 2015). "Hanoi street food tour: grazing, Vietnamese style" – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
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