Egg coffee

Egg coffee

An egg coffee (cà phê trứng)[1] is a Vietnamese drink which is traditionally prepared with egg yolks, sugar, condensed milk and Robusta coffee. The drink is made by beating egg yolks with sugar and coffee, then extracting the coffee into the half of the cup, followed by a similar amount of egg cream, which is prepared by heating and beating the yolks. Egg coffee was described by BuzzFeed as a "liquid tiramisu".[2]

The drink is served in cafes throughout Hanoi,[3] and has been a staple since the 1950s, with one barista describing it as appearing on "every cafe menu".[4] The Giang Café in particular is known for serving the drink, which it makes with chicken egg yolk, coffee powder, condensed milk (cheese optionally). The cup is served inside a bowl of hot water to retain its temperature. The son of the café's founder claims that his father developed the recipe for the drink when milk was scarce in Vietnam, replacing the dairy product with egg yolk.[5]

In 2014 cafes in Ho Chi Minh City were beginning to serve egg coffee.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Hanoi street food tour: grazing, Vietnamese style". Telegraph.co.uk.
  2. ↑ "Egg coffee makes world top 10 best drink list". The Voice of Vietnam. 4 November 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  3. ↑ House, Alana. "The world’s weirdest coffee experiences". heraldsun.com.au.
  4. 1 2 NPD Khanh & filed under Features. "Egg Them On". ©Oi Magazine.
  5. ↑ "In Hanoi, an Adventure for Coffee Lovers". Wall Street Journal. 13 September 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
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