{"id":463,"date":"2017-02-06T19:48:26","date_gmt":"2017-02-06T12:48:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xotours.vn\/blog\/?p=463"},"modified":"2019-07-03T11:52:47","modified_gmt":"2019-07-03T04:52:47","slug":"make-vietnamese-coffee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xotours.vn\/blog\/make-vietnamese-coffee\/","title":{"rendered":"How is Vietnamese Coffee Made? Does Starbucks Know?"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_468\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-468\" style=\"width: 720px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-468 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/xotours.vn\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/starbucks-vietnam-2.jpg\" alt=\"Starbucks vs Vietnamese Coffee\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xotours.vn\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/starbucks-vietnam-2.jpg 720w, https:\/\/xotours.vn\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/starbucks-vietnam-2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/xotours.vn\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/starbucks-vietnam-2-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/xotours.vn\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/starbucks-vietnam-2-400x533.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-468\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Starbucks vs Vietnamese Coffee<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Well, it has happened &#8211; Starbucks has finally opened shop in the coffee capital of Asia!\u00a0 You may be wondering does Starbucks know Vietnamese coffee as well as the Vietnamese?\u00a0 How will it compete with the long-standing Trung Nguyen Coffee or Highlands Coffee?\u00a0 Will it hurt local coffee shops or will people continue to frequent roadside coffee stands?\u00a0 These are questions that will be answered only with time.\u00a0 In the meantime, let us teach you a little bit about coffee production in Vietnam and, more importantly, how to make a perfect Vietnamese coffee at home!<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_75 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/xotours.vn\/blog\/make-vietnamese-coffee\/#Fun_Vietnamese_Coffee_Facts\" >Fun Vietnamese Coffee Facts:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/xotours.vn\/blog\/make-vietnamese-coffee\/#From_Farm_to_Home\" >From Farm to Home:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/xotours.vn\/blog\/make-vietnamese-coffee\/#How_to_Make_the_Perfect_Cup_of_Vietnamese_Coffee\" >How to Make the Perfect Cup of Vietnamese Coffee:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Fun_Vietnamese_Coffee_Facts\"><\/span><strong>Fun Vietnamese Coffee Facts:<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Vietnam is now the number one <em>C. Robusta<\/em> exporter in the world, beating out Brazil in 2012!<\/li>\n<li>Vietnam specializes in crap coffee!\u00a0 Yes, you read that right&#8230; perhaps you have heard of weasel coffee?\u00a0 The weasel eats the finest coffee fruits and excretes the bean.\u00a0 It has a definite distinct taste and \u201cweasel coffee\u201d or \u201cca phe chon\u201d is a delicacy enjoyed around the world!<\/li>\n<li>Vietnamese grown coffee beans are a major component in most grocery store instant coffee brands.<\/li>\n<li>Coffee producers in Vietnam are making an effort to grow the finer and more expensive <em>C. Arabica<\/em> in order to make Vietnam a coffee production powerhouse (if it isn\u2019t one already).<\/li>\n<li>Ca phe sua, coffee with condensed milk on the bottom Vietnamese style, is delicious!\u00a0 Condensed milk was originally used in place of fresh milk because of difficulties with milk storage in a tropical climate, but we just think it\u2019s genius.\u00a0 \ud83d\ude42<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_471\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-471\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-471\" src=\"https:\/\/xotours.vn\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/weasel-coffee-1.jpg\" alt=\"How it all begins... a weasel enjoying delicious coffee berries!\" width=\"300\" height=\"211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xotours.vn\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/weasel-coffee-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/xotours.vn\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/weasel-coffee-1-150x105.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-471\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">How it all begins&#8230; a weasel enjoying delicious coffee berries!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_470\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-470\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-470\" src=\"https:\/\/xotours.vn\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/weasel-coffee.jpg\" alt=\"Coffee beans in weasel excrement before being roasted and packaged...\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xotours.vn\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/weasel-coffee.jpg 300w, https:\/\/xotours.vn\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/weasel-coffee-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-470\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Coffee beans in weasel excrement before being roasted and packaged&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"From_Farm_to_Home\"><\/span><strong>From Farm to Home:<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_465\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-465\" style=\"width: 746px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-465\" src=\"https:\/\/xotours.vn\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Screen-Shot-2013-02-06-at-9.00.18-AM.png\" alt=\"Vietnam primarily grows the C. Robusta variety of coffee. The berries are manually picked during harvest season, which is usually November to February. In the &quot;dry method&quot; of coffee production, the berries are directly dried without removing the fruit. Workers will sometimes walk over the drying fruit to press them down and turn them. The dried berries go to the mill to remove the outer layers until the bean is exposed. Vietnam mostly exports &quot;green coffee&quot;, which is the dried inner bean that has yet to be roasted.\" width=\"746\" height=\"548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xotours.vn\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Screen-Shot-2013-02-06-at-9.00.18-AM.png 746w, https:\/\/xotours.vn\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Screen-Shot-2013-02-06-at-9.00.18-AM-300x220.png 300w, https:\/\/xotours.vn\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Screen-Shot-2013-02-06-at-9.00.18-AM-150x110.png 150w, https:\/\/xotours.vn\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Screen-Shot-2013-02-06-at-9.00.18-AM-400x293.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 746px) 100vw, 746px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-465\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vietnam primarily grows the C. Robusta variety of coffee. The berries are manually picked during harvest season, which is usually from November to February. In the &#8220;dry method&#8221; of coffee production, the berries are directly dried without removing the fruit. Workers will sometimes walk over the drying fruit to press them down and turn them. The dried berries go to the mill to remove the outer layers until the bean is exposed. Vietnam mostly exports &#8220;green coffee&#8221;, which is the dried inner bean that has yet to be roasted.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Make_the_Perfect_Cup_of_Vietnamese_Coffee\"><\/span><strong>How to Make the Perfect Cup of Vietnamese Coffee:<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_491\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-491\" style=\"width: 575px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-491 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/xotours.vn\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Screen-Shot-2013-02-06-at-6.07.22-PM.png\" alt=\"Things needed for Vietnamese coffee\" width=\"575\" height=\"221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xotours.vn\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Screen-Shot-2013-02-06-at-6.07.22-PM.png 575w, https:\/\/xotours.vn\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Screen-Shot-2013-02-06-at-6.07.22-PM-300x115.png 300w, https:\/\/xotours.vn\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Screen-Shot-2013-02-06-at-6.07.22-PM-150x57.png 150w, https:\/\/xotours.vn\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Screen-Shot-2013-02-06-at-6.07.22-PM-400x153.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-491\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">These are things you need to make Vietnamese coffee: a special kind of coffee filter called a &#8220;phin&#8221;, really strong and bitter coffee (traditionally the C. Robusta type of coffee is used which is naturally more bitter than other coffee types), and sweetened condensed milk.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Add 1-2 tablespoons of condensed milk at the bottom of the glass.<\/li>\n<li>Put the chamber of the phin on top of the glass and add 1.5 tablespoons of filter coffee.<\/li>\n<li>Place the press on top and push\/screw it down to the level of the coffee grounds.<\/li>\n<li>Add a little bit of hot water to allow the grounds to swell.<\/li>\n<li>After a minute, add hot water up to the top of the chamber and put the lid on to keep everything hot.<\/li>\n<li>After 3-5 minutes of brewing, remove the whole phin and stir your milk and coffee creation.<\/li>\n<li>Enjoy your coffee piping hot or add a bit of ice for a hot summer\u2019s day!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_475\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-475\" style=\"width: 569px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-475\" src=\"https:\/\/xotours.vn\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Screen-Shot-2013-02-06-at-4.53.28-PM.png\" alt=\"Give the coffee a few minutes to brew completely through the phin filter before enjoying a hot cup of coffee. Or, pour it over a cup of ice for a cold drink on a hot day!\" width=\"569\" height=\"305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xotours.vn\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Screen-Shot-2013-02-06-at-4.53.28-PM.png 569w, https:\/\/xotours.vn\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Screen-Shot-2013-02-06-at-4.53.28-PM-300x160.png 300w, https:\/\/xotours.vn\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Screen-Shot-2013-02-06-at-4.53.28-PM-150x80.png 150w, https:\/\/xotours.vn\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Screen-Shot-2013-02-06-at-4.53.28-PM-400x214.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 569px) 100vw, 569px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-475\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Give the coffee a few minutes to brew completely through the phin filter before enjoying a hot cup of coffee. Or, pour it over a cup of ice for a cold drink on a hot day!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you want to discover more of food specialties, you may want to join our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/xotours.vn\/blog\/a-review-of-our-foodie-tour-by-a-renown-new-york-chef\/\">Ho Chi Minh City<\/a> food tour.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Well, it has happened &#8211; Starbucks has finally opened shop in the coffee capital of Asia!\u00a0 You may be wondering does Starbucks know Vietnamese coffee as well as the Vietnamese?\u00a0 How will it compete with the long-standing Trung Nguyen Coffee or Highlands Coffee?\u00a0 Will it hurt local coffee shops or will people continue to frequent [&hellip;]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":468,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"How to Make Vietnamese Coffee, and the Starbucks Dilemma","_seopress_titles_desc":"Have a look at this post to get to know about how Vietnamese coffee is produced, goes from farm to home and how to make ca phe sua da","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[432,43],"tags":[70,71,72,73,74,75,76,77,78,79,80,81,82,83],"class_list":{"0":"post-463","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-local-life","8":"category-all-about-food","9":"tag-vietnamese-coffee","10":"tag-starbucks-in-vietnam","11":"tag-coffee-production-in-vietnam","12":"tag-ca-phe-sua","13":"tag-ca-phe-sua-da","14":"tag-coffee-export-vietnam","15":"tag-weasel-coffee","16":"tag-ca-phe-chon","17":"tag-robusta-vietnam","18":"tag-coffee-with-condensed-milk","19":"tag-instant-coffee","20":"tag-trung-nguyen-coffee","21":"tag-highlands-coffee","22":"tag-coffee-phin"},"acf":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/xotours.vn\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/463","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/xotours.vn\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/xotours.vn\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xotours.vn\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xotours.vn\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=463"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/xotours.vn\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/463\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4935,"href":"https:\/\/xotours.vn\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/463\/revisions\/4935"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xotours.vn\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/468"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/xotours.vn\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=463"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xotours.vn\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=463"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xotours.vn\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=463"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}