Many tourists and celebrities around the world have fallen in love with the taste of Vietnamese coffee. Recently, the “world culinary map” Taste Atlas recognized Vietnamese iced milk coffee – made from Robusta coffee – ranked 2nd in the top 10 most highly rated coffee drinks in the world, with 4.6/5 points with Italian Ristretto coffee at the top of the list.
Currently, Vietnam is growing and exporting 2 popular types of coffee: Robusta and Arabica. Robusta has a rich, bitter flavor with a characteristic aroma and high caffeine. Arabica has a fragrant, seductive aroma, a slightly sour taste and when swallowed, it has a bitter taste and a sweet aftertaste.
In 2022, Canadian travel magazine The Travel listed the countries with the best coffee in the world, in which Vietnamese coffee was mentioned first.
In 2020, in an article on CNN “Why the world is waking up to Vietnamese coffee”, Vietnamese coffee was introduced as a popular drink with many different brewing methods.
The New York Times also published an article titled “In Vietnam, Coffee Culture Brims With New Energy” in March 2020, assessing that Vietnamese coffee is becoming a national brand with diverse and unique flavors.
Not only that, at leading international coffee competitions such as The Best of the World, International Catering Cup, …, the Vietnamese Robusta coffee bean brand is recognized by experts and won awards. Prestigious organizations such as Rainforest Alliance, UTZ and Fairtrade certify Vietnamese Robusta coffee to meet international quality and standards. At the World Barista Championship in September 2022, Takayuki Ishitani, the Japanese champion in 2017 and 2019, used TR4 – a type of Robusta from Vietnam.
It can be seen that Vietnamese coffee is highly appreciated by the world for its quality and flavor. For example, Vietnamese filter coffee, Vietnamese special iced milk coffee is a drink that international tourists, heads of state such as US President Obama, and world famous stars have praised and expected to enjoy when coming to Vietnam. In addition, Vietnamese people have also created delicious and attractive coffee drinks such as salted cream coffee, egg coffee, coconut coffee, coffee yogurt, coffee smoothies…etc.
And after reading this article, are you willing to try Vietnamese coffee? You can try iced milk coffee ( cà phê sữa đá) at coffee shops in Vietnam or abroad. You will be addicted to the strong flavor and fragrant aroma typical of the locality.
