Vietnamese Iced Coffee
When I first visited Vietnam in the mid-90s it was impossible to get any coffee except the traditional dark roast dripped into a cup of sweetened condensed milk from a small aluminium filter called a phin. As I’ve never taken sugar in my coffee it took some getting used to. But once I discovered Vietnamese iced coffee I was a lot happier. Like so many ingredients, coffee was introduced to Vietnam by the French. Now Vietnam is second only to Brazil in coffee production, with huge coffee plantations throughout the central highlands. Vietnamese coffee is made from the Robusta bean, unlike Italian coffee which is Arabica. Robusta works particularly well with milk and sugar, making it perfect for Vietnamese ices coffee. In Australia you can order Vietnamese coffee online from Tram at The Coffee Bitch (she’ll even send you a free phin with it)! See video below for another favourite Vietnamese sweet treat.
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Traditional Vietnamese coffee is a dark roast dripped into a cup of sweetened condensed milk from a small aluminium filter called a phin.
Vietnamese coffee is made by dripping hot water through coffee in a small aluminium filter called a phin.
Traditional Vietnamese coffee is dripped into a cup of sweetened condensed milk as refrigeration wasn’t always available to preserve fresh milk.
Vietnamese coffee beans are roasted darker than regular coffee and sweetened condensed milk is always added.
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Like so many ingredients, coffee was introduced to Vietnam by the French.
Vietnam is second only to Brazil in coffee production, with huge coffee plantations throughout the Central Highlands.
Vietnam has huge coffee plantations throughout the Central Highlands.
In Australia you can order Vietnamese coffee beans online from Tram at The Coffee Bitch (she’ll even send you a free phin with it) – or shop in person at Eastland Supermarket in Cabramatta.
