Vietnamese people can't go without coffee, but why add condensed milk to drink?

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Drinking coffee is the most common social activity of Saigon people, and it is also an indispensable part of life. Often from 7am to evening, Saigon people can be seen sitting on low plastic chairs with coffee, either in a daze, watching passers-by, or gossiping.

Talking about the second and third things of Vietnamese Coffee

Vietnam's coffee culture is very profound, this culture can be traced back to the 19th century French colonial rule, inherited and influenced to this day. In Sai Kung, cafes have different styles and forms. Some cafes have romantic open-air seats, others are fresh and warm, while others just set up a low plastic chair and sit by the side of the road watching all kinds of life and people coming and going. You can enjoy coffee time.

Drinking coffee is the most common social activity of Saigon people, or it has become an indispensable part of life. Even if a person or a group of people spend the whole day in a cafe, they are used to it. Drinking coffee is not just "drinking coffee", drinking a cup of strong coffee, sometimes tasting is the bitterness and bitterness of life. Often from 7 o'clock in the morning to any time in the evening, Saigon people can be seen sitting on low plastic chairs with coffee, either in a daze, looking at passers-by, or chatting about home, despite the heavy traffic on the road. the dirty streets are covered with dust.

Vietnamese coffee comes from this.

When it comes to coffee, we all know that Brazil is a big coffee producer, ranking first in the world. What Brazil produces is Arabica coffee beans, that is, the coffee we usually drink. The coffee brewed from this coffee bean tastes softer, has lower caffeine and has a lower content of chlorogenic acid (Chlorogenic acid). Chlorogenic acid has the effect of antioxidation. It is also the main ingredient that affects the sour taste of coffee.

In recent years, the coffee producing country that competes with Brazil for the first leading place in output is Vietnam. Vietnam in addition to growing Arabica coffee beans, because the climate is a tropical monsoon climate country, it is more suitable for the cultivation of Robusta coffee beans, in addition to the relationship of suitable climate, but also because of the occurrence of leaf rust in Vietnam in the 19th century, most of the local Arabica coffee trees have been eroded and disappeared. But in recent years, Arabica coffee beans have also been grown in large quantities in Dala, a summer resort in Vietnam, on the central plateau.

Speaking of Robusta, this coffee bean contains twice as much caffeine as Arabica coffee beans, and because it contains more caffeine than Arabica, it is used to make instant coffee, 3-in-1 coffee or canned coffee. In addition, Robusta coffee beans also have a relatively high content of chlorogenic acid, and caffeine itself is slightly bitter, so the cooked coffee is naturally sour and bitter, so the Vietnamese will add condensed milk to reconcile this acidity and bitterness.

Be sure to have condensed milk coffee Style

Coffee with condensed milk is a unique way of drinking traditional Vietnamese coffee, and this dripping coffee has now become a unique coffee feature of Vietnam. Now every coffee shop in Vietnam gets Vietnamese coffee (Vietnamese coffee), even from street vendors. However, it is not recommended to buy roadside coffee to drink, because although street vendors sell cheaply, some use bean powder plus chemical ingredients to remove fish eyes and mix beads, tone image coffee, not real coffee, so don't be greedy for petty bargains. It will be more reassuring to drink coffee from chains such as Highland, Trung Nguyen, Phuc Long or coffee shops.

As for why this dripping coffee is so small? Because this way of slowly dripping robusta coffee beans will make the coffee taste stronger, but it will also make the bitter taste of the coffee more obvious.

Ho Chi Minh has a summer climate all the year round, so it is all the more important to come here to taste the most flavor of Vietnamese iced coffee. As for, why add condensed milk? Because there was a shortage of supplies and it was not easy to preserve milk, the Vietnamese used condensed milk instead of milk. The locals will first pour condensed milk into the cup, then pour hot water into the coffee powder that has been placed in the drip pot, slowly wait for the coffee to be filtered, and then stir with ice cubes, so as to complete a cup of pure iced coffee. Although it takes a little longer to wait for iced coffee, it takes about 5 to 10 minutes, but Vietnamese are used to it. For Vietnamese, a cup of iced coffee can kill a good afternoon. Although condensed milk is added, it may not be able to drink much for travelers because of their different acceptance of sweetness. However, this way of drinking coffee with condensed milk has also become a unique feature of Vietnamese coffee!

The filter cups used to make Vietnamese coffee are also made of different materials, some made of aluminum or stainless steel, and some made of ceramic. The first step in making Vietnamese coffee is to put the ground coffee powder into a filter cup and then press it, and then slowly inject hot water into the concept of hand-held espresso coffee, which allows the coffee to slowly drip into a glass that has been put into condensed milk beforehand. A cup of full-bodied Vietnamese coffee is done.

Order a cup of coffee in Vietnamese

Drink a mouthful of Vietnamese coffee, carefully taste the subtle changes of sour and bitter coffee, stroll in the coffee-scented city, Ho Chi Minh City cafes are so varied that you won't get tired of lingering. Let this book take you on a tour of Ho Chi Minh City and its own cafes and teahouses. The bag will make you memorable.

Don't you know how to order coffee when you get to Vietnam? Never mind! The appendix to this book has prepared a small Vietnamese classroom for everyone, and read it aloud according to the form, which will definitely allow you to visit all the cafes in Vietnam.

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