Coffee in Vietnam
Robusta, condensed milk and the phin filter.
Bac Xiu
Condensed milk, fresh milk and a short pour of robusta over ice, so the glass is pale and sweet with the coffee…
Ca Phe Sua Da
Thick, bitter robusta and sweet condensed milk, stirred hot and thrown over ice. It tastes like dark caramel…
Coconut Coffee
A spoonable coconut slush under a slick of dark robusta, somewhere between iced coffee and a dessert. It holds…
Vietnamese Egg Coffee
Egg yolk whipped with condensed milk into a warm custard foam, floated on strong phin-brewed robusta. It drinks…
Vietnamese Salt Coffee
Lightly salted cream over phin coffee and condensed milk. The salt is not a gimmick: it blocks the bitterness…
Yogurt Coffee
Thick, sweet-sour yogurt in the bottom of the glass, crushed ice, and a dark pour of robusta over the top. It…
How to Brew Vietnamese Phin Coffee
A metal cup with a perforated base and a loose lid, sat on top of a glass. No pump, no paper, no electricity.…