Have you ever tried Vietnamese coffee before? I have…once! There was a Vietnamese restaurant here at one time and I went there for their beef noodles and spring rolls…and I had their coffee.
These were the Vietnamese rolls that I had when I was in KL earlier this year…
*recycled pic
Well, recently my niece gave me two packs of their coffee…
Lien Saigon Brand…and the No. 1 coffee in Vietnam – Trung Nguyen which is pronounced as “chung weng/win” or something like that and not as it is spelt! I opened the former…as I believe in what they always say – save the best for last! LOL!!!
To brew the coffee, you’ll need the cups, of course…
…and for Vietnamese coffee, you must have their special filter…
…into which you put in the coffee powder…with the compressor on top. Put it on top of the cup, pour in hot water…put the lid back on the filter and wait for the coffee to drip into the cup…
When the coffee is ready, add sugar or condensed milk, whichever you may prefer. In my case, I’d settle for kopi-o (black coffee), no less…
And now the verdict! Emmm…..I’d say it was aye! Not really great and I would very much prefer our local Mui Hock (GPS co0rdinate: 2.288769,111.829416) coffee or the coffee that I can get at some of the coffee shops around. Maybe I should try the Trung Nguyen brand – perhaps that one will be better!
...STILL CRAZY AFTER ALL THESE YEARS! 