Still in the 80's - 90's here....I love Viet iced coffee
...But which brand to use ???....this one : ?
I always see this one , but blended with chicory I'm not sure how authentic it is....19 million ??...and I was thinking 17 million !!I know it's an Americanized solution, but every one of the 19.7 million Vietnamese restaurants around here use this:
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try here Mick: Len's Coffee LLC - Search Results for "green beans"Our friend brings us this back. I want to get some green but can only find it in 10# min purchase. I may need to break down and order some when we get back to civilization as the Behmor does not like going dark enough for this robusta bean.
This is more a question than a statement, but since most coffee grown in Vietnam is Robusta, can't you just buy some of that varietal and a drip brewer? Ideally one of those metal phin brewers. Then add your sweetened condensed milk, sugar, and ice to the mix. To get a more authentic taste.
yes.....and lenscoffee.com has everything you need...This is more a question than a statement, but since most coffee grown in Vietnam is Robusta, can't you just buy some of that varietal and a drip brewer? Ideally one of those metal phin brewers. Then add your sweetened condensed milk, sugar, and ice to the mix. To get a more authentic taste.
before colonialism what did they use ??Those phin brewers seem to me a vestige of colonialism that ought to have been overthrown. They're awful. When in Vietnam I make sure to avoid them.
before colonialism what did they use ??
never thought about it....but for sure you are correct....I guess the phin was a cheap way to avoid using a press , the phin is more like a cuccumella Napolitane...Vietnamese were not coffee drinkers.
I think they are fine when used properly. But then again lots of condensed milk and sugar can help hide bitter flavors that may arise. Those French baguettes are also another good left over that the Vietnamese enjoyed enough to adopt.Those phin brewers seem to me a vestige of colonialism that ought to have been overthrown. They're awful. When in Vietnam I make sure to avoid them.
I think they are fine when used properly. But then again lots of condensed milk and sugar can help hide bitter flavors that may arise. Those French baguettes are also another good left over that the Vietnamese enjoyed enough to adopt.
In my view a phin is just one form of a drip pot that was popular in France, Germany, etc. roughly a century ago. While drip pots are not so common these days they can make good coffee.
So maybe it is a symbiotic relationship to typically make ice coffee when using a phin.