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Cà phê muối
Salt coffee
Cà phê muối: Huế salt coffee with a lightly salted cream cap
A family café in Huế's citadel quarter began topping its coffee with salted cream, and now cà phê muối is served across central Vietnam and in trendy cafés in Saigon and Hanoi. Sip it without stirring: first the cool, faintly salty cream, then sweet condensed milk and strong phin coffee, the salt rounding off the bitterness much like a pinch in caramel. It is good hot or poured over ice. Chef's tip: use only a small pinch of salt per glass; too much and the drink tastes like seawater rather than salted caramel.
- Total time
- 10 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 2
Ingredients
For the coffee
- 4 tbsp dark-roast ground coffeeVietnamese robusta blend
- ¾ cup boiling water
- 3 tbsp sweetened condensed milk
For the salted cream
- ¼ cup whipping creamwell chilled
- 1 tbsp sweetened condensed milk
- 2 pinches fine sea salt
To serve
- 10 ice cubes (optional)for the iced version
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Method
0/4 doneStep 1: Divide 3 tbsp sweetened condensed milk between two glasses. Set a phin filter with half the 4 tbsp dark-roast ground coffee on each glass, bloom with 2 tbsp of ¾ cup boiling water for 30 seconds, then fill with the rest and let it drip through.
5 minStep 2: Whisk ¼ cup whipping cream, 1 tbsp sweetened condensed milk and 2 pinches fine sea salt until thick and soft but still pourable, like melted ice cream, about 2 minutes.
2 minStep 3: Stir the coffee into the condensed milk. Add 10 ice cubes now for the cold version.
Step 4: Pour the salted cream slowly over the back of a spoon so it floats on top. Serve without stirring.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 230 kcal
- Protein
- 4 g
- Carbs
- 21 g
- Fat
- 15 g
- Fibre
- 0 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does cà phê muối take?
- About 10 minutes in total: 5 minutes to prepare and 5 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 2 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- What can I use instead of sweetened condensed milk?
- Oat, soy or almond milk, same amount (use unsweetened for savoury dishes).
- What can I use instead of sweetened condensed milk?
- Oat, soy or almond milk, same amount (use unsweetened for savoury dishes).
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