It hasn't taken me very long to become completely addicted to Vietnamese coffee. My collegue at work, Diep tells me that the beans get their characteristic taste from the rich volcanic soils in the Buôn Ma Thuột highlands where the coffee is grown. The resulting flavour is dark, rich and intense - ideal one might say - and perfect for my regular heat-induced energy slump. cà phê đen nóng (black hot coffee) is served 'filter over the cup' style so your coffee brews and drips through. A filter with smaller holes leads to a much stronger coffee mmm. The coffee that I particularly cannot get enough of is known as cà phê sữa đá (milk coffee with ice) a recipe unique to Vietnam. It is made by pouring chilled, whisked and brewed black coffee over a small measure of condensed milk served over ice. One of the best parts is how amazing it looks in the glass with the dark caramel froth, the rich brown coffee centre and creamy condensed milk at the base. It's quite a shame that you have to spoil this art form through mixing it up together! However, as soon as you take a sip, you get over it and are pretty much in icy cool coffee heaven, yum! Needless to say, I will definitely be sending a package home!
IDEAL!
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