Vietnamese iced coffee () is a traditional

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. It is created using coffee roasted between medium and dark. The drink is made by passing hot water through the grounds into a cup that already contains

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. To serve the drink cold, ice is added to the cup.

Variations

Variations involve additions of ice, sugar or condensed milk. A popular variation is ''cà phê sữa đá'' (or ''nâu đá'' 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: * Black coffee (hot or cold) - Cà phê đen * White coffee/

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. * Pandan coffee - Cà phê lá dứa: Made with coffee, Pandan paste, and honey. * Coconut coffee - Cà phê dừa: Made with coffee,

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, and condensed milk. * Blended coffee/Coffee shake - Sinh tố cà phê- * Egg coffee - Cà phê trứng: Made with brewed coffee, chicken egg yolk, and condensed milk. It has a similar taste and texture to

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. Popular in

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. * Salted cream coffee - Cà phê kem mặn: a variation from

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. * Avocado coffee - Cà phê bơ: coffee grounds, avocado, condensed milk, and vanilla powder

History

Coffee was introduced to 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 Coffee in Vietnam 19th-century establishments in Vietnam Iced coffee

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