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Vietnamese iced coffee

Coffee with sweetened condensed milk

Field	Value
name	Cà phê đá
image	Image:viet-coffee.jpg
image_size	250px
caption	Cà phê sữa đá ready to be stirred and poured over ice
alternate_name	Vietnamese iced coffee, cà phê sữa đá, cafe da
country	Vietnam
region	Southeast Asia
type	Beverage
served	Hot or cold
main_ingredient	Dark roast coffee, water, sweetened condensed milk

Vietnamese iced coffee () is a traditional Vietnamese coffee recipe. It is created using coffee roasted between medium and dark. The drink is made by passing hot water through the grounds into a cup that already contains condensed milk. To serve the drink cold, ice is added to the cup.

Variations

Variations involve additions of ice, sugar or condensed milk. A popular variation is cà phê sữa đá (or nâu đá in the North), which is iced coffee served with sweetened condensed milk. This is done by putting two to three teaspoons or more of condensed milk into the cup prior to the drip filter process. Other variations include:

Black coffee (hot or cold) - Cà phê đen
White coffee/Saigon style coffee - Bạc xỉu (): Cantonese-Vietnamese hot or iced milk with some added coffee, similar to a latte macchiato. Origin and popular in Saigon – Chợ Lớn.
Pandan coffee - Cà phê lá dứa: Made with coffee, pandan paste, and honey.
Coconut coffee - Cà phê dừa: Made with coffee, coconut milk, and condensed milk.
Blended coffee/Coffee shake - Sinh tố cà phê
Egg coffee - Cà phê trứng: Made with coffee, chicken egg yolk, and condensed milk. It has a similar taste and texture to tiramisu and eggnog. Popular in Hanoi.
Salted cream coffee - Cà phê kem mặn: A variation from Huế.
Avocado coffee - Cà phê bơ: Made with coffee, avocado, condensed milk, and vanilla powder.

History

Coffee was introduced to Vietnam in 1857 by a French Catholic priest in the form of a single Coffea arabica tree. The beverage was adopted with regional variations. Because of limitations on the availability of fresh milk, as the dairy farming industry was still in its infancy, the French and Vietnamese began to use sweetened condensed milk with a dark roast coffee.

Vietnam did not become a major exporter of coffee until the Đổi Mới reforms and opening of the economy after the war. Now, many coffee farms exist across the Central Highlands. Vietnam is now the largest producer of the Robusta variety of coffee and the second largest producer of coffee worldwide.

References

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"Best Types of Vietnamese Coffee Tourists Need To Try In Hanoi".
Phu, Tu David. (3 April 2021). "Saigon Style Coffee [Bạc Xỉu]".
(15 October 2014). "The Story Of Coffee - Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam".
(15 October 2014). "Ca Phe Sua Da - Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam".
Cam, My. (29 August 2025). "Cà phê Việt Nam khiêm tốn nhưng vì sao lại được gọi là "thế giới thứ hai, châu Á số một"?".
(15 July 2009). "World coffee exports". West African Studies: Regional Atlas on West Africa.

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