Is Vietnamese coffee French coffee? What is the cultural essence of Vietnamese coffee?

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French coffee

Although the French have withdrawn from the political arena of Vietnam, the influence of a hundred years of colonial rule on a nation is indelible. Perhaps the brand of French cultural life will never be eliminated. It has become a part of Vietnamese culture and will be passed on. Walking on the streets of Vietnam, if it were not for the scorching sun and dark Asian faces, the French signs everywhere would make people feel like they are on the streets of France. In particular, countless cafes standing on the streets and open-air cafes made of brightly colored canvas make Vietnam show a bit of French style in Asian countries.

There are many kinds of cafes in Vietnam. One is cafes with fixed storefronts. Like most cafes, they provide customers with all kinds of coffee and some refreshments. You can choose to spend half a day here. In Vietnam, there are several such cafes in less than a kilometer on the street, and there are three steps and one shop on the bustling avenue. The other is open-air cafes, which have no face. when they open for business, the boss will move a chic small high table and some chairs from his home in the alley deep in the street and put them in the shade of trees, or put up an umbrella to do business in the street. people who like sunbathing will casually sit down and order a cup, while enjoying the motorcycle beauties driving by on the street, while enjoying the mellow Vietnamese coffee. The other is the most special, there is no storefront, no table, no sunshade, only a wheelbarrow and a cool Vietnamese boy are selling coffee, this kind of mobile cafe is actually the most popular, they are all over the streets, wander in the middle of the city, and stop where there is business. If pedestrians want a drink, just wave and enjoy it.

The essence of Coffee Culture in Vietnam

If someone asks where he can get good coffee in Vietnam, he must not be Vietnamese or someone who doesn't know Vietnam. In Vietnam, no matter how high-end hotel cafes, lavishly decorated cafes, street cafes, or coffee vendors hawking along the street with trolleys, you can drink the most authentic coffee. The taste of coffee depends first on the variety and origin of coffee beans, and then on the roasting and processing process. In Vietnam, the world's excellent coffee producing area, and Vietnam's well-known cream-roasted coffee beans, you can't help but find good coffee. Even the simplest vendors who sell coffee on trolleys will not cut corners in the process of making coffee, because they know that the purest taste of coffee brewed by the most classic dripping method is what Vietnamese care about most, so, don't worry about whether you can get good coffee in Vietnam, let alone the level of coffee brewed by street vendors, every coffee pot will provide you with really good coffee. More importantly, Vietnamese coffee made by street vendors is not only delicious but also cheap. A cup of coffee costs as little as 2 or 3 yuan, which is no less delicious than Starbucks coffee. There seems to be a glimpse into why Starbucks' expansion in Vietnamese cities is much smaller than in other countries.