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Ca Phe Sua Da

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Ca Phe Sua Da

Dessert
⏱ 10 min
👥 Serves 1
Difficulty ⭐

Strong Vietnamese coffee with condensed milk — Vietnam's iced coffee.

#Vietnam#Coffee#CondensedMilk#Drink#ClassicDish
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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Coffee culture arrived in Vietnam during French colonial rule and developed its own style: dark-roast grounds are slowly brewed through a metal drip filter called a phin. A legacy of the days when fresh milk was hard to get, the Vietnamese way is to add condensed milk instead for sweetness and richness. Ca phe sua da, served over plenty of ice, is a staple drink in the hot climate.

🌆 Where it's eaten: Sitting on a stool at a roadside café, watching coffee drip from the phin and taking it slow — everyday life in Vietnam.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 1)

👩‍🍳 Instructions

  1. Put the coffee grounds in the phin and set it on top of a glass.

  2. Put condensed milk in the bottom of the glass.

  3. Pour a little hot water into the phin to bloom the grounds.

  4. Add more hot water and wait for the coffee to drip slowly.

  5. Stir well with the condensed milk and pour into a glass filled with ice.

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