6 things you want to know about Vietnamese coffee
Today I'm bringing you answers to the six most common questions about Vietnamese coffee, in particular, the Vietnamese iced coffee (ca phe sua da).
Coffee beans: Robusta versus Arabica
There are over 120 species of Coffea, but the beans we use to make the drink fall into two main types: Arabica and Robusta.
An introduction to Vietnamese coffee
It is said that in 1857, a French Catholic priest first brought coffee to Vietnam. However, Vietnam didn't become a major coffee exporter until the country opened its economy to the world through a political and economic renewal campaign (“Đổi Mới”) in 1986.