Vietnamese coffee culture

The rich flavor of coffee always leaves a strong impression on tourists when they come to Vietnam, similar to experiencing the tea drinking culture of the Japanese. People here know how to enjoy, cherish and consider coffee culture as an indispensable part of daily life. In Asia, not many countries have such a culture.

VIETNAM COFFEE PRODUCTION

Since the beginning of the 20th century, coffee production has contributed significantly to the Vietnamese economy. In the late 1990s, Vietnam became the second largest coffee producing country in the world, after Brazil. However, coffee production is mainly from Robusta beans, with poor quality. In recent years, Arabica beans have been focused on promoting to improve quality, especially civet coffee. Civets will eat ripe coffee berries and then excrete coffee beans, which are used to make civet coffee. Weasel coffee has a special aroma, conquering the taste buds of Vietnamese coffee lovers and around the world.

HOW DO VIETNAMESE PEOPLE ENJOY COFFEE?

The way Vietnamese people roast, brew and enjoy coffee is completely different from other places in the world. Here, coffee is roasted slowly for about 15 minutes at low temperature, while in other countries, coffee is usually roasted by machine. While the use of coffee machines has become popular in the world, Vietnamese people make coffee with a filter. With a filter, the coffee will drip slowly to extract the essence of the coffee, preserving more flavor than machine brewing. This is also the traditional way of making “filter coffee”.

In the past, during and after work, Vietnamese people often drank a cup of brown coffee (coffee with condensed milk) or black coffee. In the North, in the winter, people often drink brown coffee or black coffee. But in general, black coffee with ice and especially brown coffee with ice are the two most popular choices. When the French first brought coffee to Vietnam in the late 19th century, fresh milk was still scarce. Therefore, the French and Vietnamese began to use condensed milk instead of fresh milk, combined with dark roasted coffee beans. Gradually, this became the traditional coffee of the Vietnamese.

HOW TO ENJOY VIETNAMESE COFFEE?

If you have tried Vietnamese coffee before, the first time will definitely be memorable because of its characteristic bitter taste. Only the brave dare to try black coffee, the rest should try brown coffee (coffee with condensed milk) with a more fragrant and milder flavor.

There are also many other ways to enjoy Vietnamese coffee, such as egg yolk coffee, or yogurt coffee, which I guarantee will taste better than their names. Make sure you try them on your next trip to Vietnam.

SOURCE: https://www.exoticvoyages.com/travel-blog/coffee-culture-vietnam/