How many kinds of coffee are there in Vietnam? How to make Vietnamese coffee? Tips and tricks for making Vietnamese coffee

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How many kinds of coffee are there in Vietnam? How to make Vietnamese coffee? Tips and tricks for making Vietnamese coffee?

Vietnam-- A country not famous for coffee, but with the increasing number of exports, people began to pay attention to the Vietnamese coffee industry. In 2012, exports beat Brazil, a big coffee country, and Vietnamese coffee was occasionally mentioned.

A strong and strong taste

In tropical Vietnam, most of the beans are robusta beans with high caffeine and strong flavor, and most of them are exported into instant coffee, so most of the coffee consumed in Vietnam is Robusta. In recent years, with the popularity of chains such as boutique coffee and Starbucks, Vietnam has also made progress in coffee. In Ho Chi Minh City, boutique coffee shops have been established, and the overall level has gradually begun to rise.

Zhongyuan Coffee V.S. Plateau coffee

The two most famous coffee brands in Vietnam are easy to remember, one is the Central Plains and the other is the plateau.

Central Plains Coffee

It is the most chain coffee shop and authorized distribution brand in Vietnam. In mid-1996, original Coffee was only a small business. In Bangmeishu, a city seven hours' drive from the capital Ho Chi Minh City, there was a growing trend of coffee exports. Zhongyuan Coffee recognized that the local plateau of Vietnam has a good environment, latitude suitable for coffee growth, soil and other conditions. And then produced the Central Plains coffee exported to 60 countries, including Europe, America and Japan. Its founder, Dang Le Nguyen Vu, was originally a doctor, because he had the foresight to see the future of the coffee industry in Vietnam. After abandoning medicine and going into business, he formed Central Plains Coffee with friends, which not only successfully marketed Vietnamese coffee, but also enabled many Vietnamese to have jobs. Dang Le Nguyen Vu also spent a lot of money to help poor students, low-income families, Vietnam War victims and other disadvantaged ethnic groups related to assistance. Its famous G7 instant coffee is roasted with cream and tastes strong but smooth. It is a well-known instant coffee in Asia and a common brand in Taiwan.

Plateau Coffee (HIGHLAND COFFEE)

There is also a Starbucks of Vietnam, which takes a more international route, with eye-catching corporate logos and neat uniforms, as well as warm color light with sofas, which is a gathering place for the Vietnamese middle class. such as business, gossip, leisurely afternoon tea and so on. Plateau Coffee founder David Thai, who emigrated to Seattle when he was six years old, happens to be the birthplace of Starbucks. Seeing Starbucks every day makes him decide to return home to start a business. In the early days, coffee was sold in hotels and supermarkets, but more and more branches opened after the 2000s, offering good Arabica beans rather than inferior Robusta. The two coffee shops that many tourists to Vietnam are bound to visit are the Central Plains and the Plateau. You can try it next time!

Mink coffee

The most expensive and high-end coffee in Vietnam is mink coffee, which is the most expensive and high-end coffee, somewhat similar to the way musk coffee is made in Indonesia. Mink coffee is picked from wild minks in Vietnam because it cannot digest coffee beans on its own. after being processed by digestive enzymes in the body, mink coffee has a special smell. Finally, it is roasted with cream to produce the so-called mink coffee. Due to the scarcity of coffee production, the Central Plains Coffee specially asked European scientists to simulate the digestive enzymes in the mink, hoping to make their own mink coffee. Mink has been listed as a conservation animal, and the number is very small. They are also proud of the taste of iced coffee made from mink coffee.

Coffee making method in Vietnam

The more popular coffee in Vietnam is coffee with condensed milk, because the taste of traditional Vietnamese coffee is quite bitter, so the Vietnamese invented the drinking way of adding condensed milk. You can find that Vietnamese people drink coffee no matter in the morning, middle or evening. As long as they have simple utensils, they can take a bench and enjoy coffee leisurely. Vietnam is among the happiest countries. Maybe in our eyes, Vietnam is not so rich. But the happiness of their hearts may be the real wealth.

It is suggested that Vietnamese coffee should be moderate or deep, and it will taste more authentic. Vietnamese coffee is so strong that even Vietnamese people are not used to drinking ordinary lattes and cappuccinos and think the taste is relatively light.

Preparation:

Vietnamese coffee filter cup / Vietnamese coffee pot

Like other drip coffee, a filter cup is required. It is also very easy to buy in Taiwan, mostly made of stainless steel, but also made of aluminum, which is easy to deform and difficult to preserve. A Vietnamese coffee filter cup is usually around NT $600.

Coffee beans / powder

There are not many Vietnamese coffee beans sold in Taiwan. You can look for them at a nearby Southeast Asian grocery store, or you can find one at the YAHOO shopping mall.

Ice cubes

The temperature in Vietnam is high, so most of the Vietnamese coffee is iced. In Vietnam, hot coffee and ice will be served. You can decide how much ice you want to add.

Condensed milk

Cups

Spoon

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Steps:

Add condensed milk

Condensed milk is a very sweet and greasy food, do not need to add too much, add a little condensed milk in the base, if not enough can be added later.

Open the top cover of the filter cup and add coffee powder.

Open the top lid of the filter cup and add the coffee powder, which is recommended to use a thicker grinding, about the same as the filter pressure, otherwise it is easy for coffee powder to enter the coffee, and the tightening of the top cover will also affect the taste.

Screw into the upper cover

The top cover should be rotated in to allow some space for the coffee powder to expand, not too tight.

Too loose will lead to more space, the flow rate is too fast so as to lack of extraction; on the contrary, too tight will lead to too slow flow rate of extraction for too long, bitter and astringent taste will appear.

Add hot water

Add hot water and wait for the coffee to filter out, then stir the condensed milk and coffee with a spoon, and finally add ice.

Vietnamese coffee filter cup

Tiamovietnam

Taimo Vietnam Coffee filter Cup / Vietnam Coffee pot

The taste of Vietnamese coffee filter cup is similar to that of French filter pressure. In the early days, Vietnam was also colonized by France, which more or less affected the coffee culture. The Vietnamese coffee filter cup can also be used on boutique coffee beans, but it is not recommended to share it with Vietnamese coffee. Vietnamese coffee beans are mostly baked with cream, which will produce a lot of oil in the brewing process, which will affect the cleaner boutique coffee beans. Use the same way as Vietnamese coffee, but put in the boutique coffee bean powder, Taimo HG2686 Vietnam coffee filter cup, interested players can also have a try!