Vietnamese iced coffee ( vi, cà phê đá, lit=iced coffee) is a traditional

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coffee recipe. At its simplest, 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.

Variations

Variations involve additions of ice, sugar or condensed milk. A popular variation is (or in the North), which is iced coffee served with

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. This is done by putting two to three teaspoons or more of condensed milk into the cup prior to the drip filter process. Other variations include: *: Iced black coffee. *: Hot black coffee. * or : Hot coffee with condensed milk. *: Hot or iced milk with some added coffee, similar to a macchiato. Popular in Saigon. Vietnamese egg coffee or is a variation from

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. It is made with brewed coffee, chicken egg yolk, and condensed milk. It has a similar taste and texture to

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and

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. Salted cream coffee is another variation from

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. Other modern variations feature novelty ingredients such as avocado coffee and coconut coffee.

History

Coffee was introduced into Vietnam in 1857 by a French Catholic priest in the form of a single ''Coffea arabica'' tree. 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, the French and Vietnamese began to use sweetened condensed milk with a dark roast coffee. Vietnam did not become a major exporter of coffee until the

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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.

References

External links

Cà phê sữa đá, it's what's should be in your cup
icat ChestBrew.com
History of Vietnamese Coffee and photographed step-by-step brewing
at HungryHuy.com

at wanderingspoon.com
Vietnamese coffee recipe and notes
at Coffeefaq.com {{Vietnamese cuisine Vietnamese drinks Coffee drinks 1857 introductions

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