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 the iced version 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 which is Arabica), in Australia you can order it online from Tram at The Coffee Bitch (she’ll even send you a free phin with it)!
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