Coffee, first introduced into Vietnam by French Colonists in the late 19th Century, the drink was quickly adopted with regional variations. Due to limitations of availability of fresh milk, the French and Vietnamese used sweetened condensed milk with a dark roast coffee. Vietnamese coffee (Cà Phê) traditionally uses coarsely ground and individually brewed with a small metal drip filter and poured into a cup containing condensed milk and ice. Link
What makes Vietnamese Coffee different from the local Starbucks?
1. Drip Filter
A metal coffee filter using a screw-down mechanism to compress coffee grounds into a dense layer through which hot water is filtered.
2. Rich complex blends coffee beans
Blends of coffee including robusta, arabica, chari and catimor coffee beans.
3. Addition of sweetened condensed milk.
Distinct Southeast Asian influence that transforms coffee into a sweet dessert.
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