coffee in vietnam

COFFEE IN VIETNAM

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Vietnam is the second greatest coffee

producer in the world. Only Brazil

grows more coffee.

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But Vietnam grows primarily Robusta

coffee as opposed to Arabica

coffee grown throughout the

Americas.


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Robusta coffee has more coffee per

bean and is a more bitter coffee than

Arabica.



Thus when you ask for coffee in

Vietnam you always get it with a layer

of sweetened condensed milk layered

on top.



The drink is very strong and very

sugary. Coffee in Vietnam is served

hot or cold.



History of Coffee in Vietnam



Coffee was introduced to Vietnam in

1857 when the French were the

colonial masters of French Indochina

(Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos).



The costal highlands that run the

length of this 1000 mile long country

are ideal for coffee production.



Vietnam was reunified in 1975 at the

end of the French colonial period and

then the Vietnam War.



The government promoted coffee

production and exports.



By the 21st century coffee was only

surpassed by rice as a Vietnamese

export.



The World Bank was instrumental in

providing financing to coffee farmers

as well as other farmers in Vietnam.



Growers in other coffee growing

nations blame the recurring excess of

coffee supplies on the World Bank

and its efforts.



Nestle gets much of the caffeine for

its various drinks from Vietnamese

robusta coffee beans.



Vietnam currently produces about 1.7

million tons of Robusta coffee a year.



Drinking Coffee in Vietnam



In Vietnam as in other nations of the

world coffee is a social drink.



There are coffee shops and coffee is

served in restaurants.



Coffee is made with a phin, a small

cup with a filter chamber to catch the

grounds.



Grounds are added to the phin and

hot water is poured in. the coffee drips

into your cup.



This is done at the table so you get to

wait and watch it happen.



Add sweetened condensed milk and

you are ready to enjoy coffee in

Vietnam.



Additional additives to coffee in

Vietnam beside condensed milk are

eggs, yogurt, butter and cheese.



In the capital city of Hanoi a traditional

drink is egg coffee which is egg yolk,

coffee powder, sweetened condensed

milk, butter and cheese. The drink is

served hot.



Here is a photo of a Vietnam coffee

maker, a phin. Click on the image for

more info.




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The Caffeine in Your Soda, etc.



The majority of coffee in Vietnam is

used to provide caffeine for various

caffeinated beverages but not coffee.



Nescafe instant coffee is made with

robusta coffee beans, primarily from

Vietnam.



Nestle is a major buyer of Vietnamese

coffee but so are other makers of

caffeinated drinks.



Other major growers of Robusta

coffee for this purpose are Indonesia

and Brazil.



Drinking Your Coffee in Vietnam



Vietnam is a beautiful country and as

time has passed since the Vietnam

War many Americans have come

back, peacefully, to visit.



The cities are bustling and the

countryside is gorgeous.



You can sit in a café and drink your

Robusta coffee with sweet and

condensed milk or with some of the

other more exotic ingredients.



Getting around usually requires air

travel as there is no interstate system

connecting this thousand mile long

country from top to bottom.


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