Viet Nam coffee
May 28th, 2007
Duan Com Viet Nam - 69 Alfrieda Street St Albans 3021
- 11:48 Departed - Drove north along The Chandler.
- 12:12 Arrived - Alfrieda Street, St Albans.
- 12:18 Duan Com Viet Nam - Cafe run by a couple from Central Vietnam. Bun Bo Hue is the specialty, there’s a large range of drinks. I couldn’t go past Bun Bo Hue, it came in small/medium/SPECIAL/xl. I asked what was in the SPECIAL? I was told it was “better than normal.” I had to have it!
- 12:20 Ordered Bun Bo Hue - Fully expecting stomach bits.
- 12:25 Soup Arrived - It had a beautiful citrus fragrance, and was accompanied by a lovely plate of shredded lettuce and herbs mixed together. To my surprise no offal, only large chunks of braised pork and beef… and some processed cakes of untraceable animal origin.
- 12.40 Soup finished - I see others drinking Vietnamese style coffee with condensed milk.
- 12.41 Coffee Ordered - I’m a big fan of this style of coffee. Too often, people compare it to the type of coffee we drink in Melbourne. I don’t think it’s a fair comparison. It’s a totally different thing, and I could think of nothing worse than having a cafe latte after the meal I’d just had. Somehow though this coffee works and I enjoyed watching it drip slowly into the glass. I stirred it and drank the sweet dark liquid. Haven’t seen it anywhere else in Melbourne.
- 12.53 Paid, left, departed
- 13.24 Arrived home - Resumed work.
May 29th, 2007 at 1:58 pm
yea, i never seen coffee here is being mix with condensed milk as well.but back in malaysia at those kopitiam (ie coffee house), alot of them serve coffee with condensed milk. i LOVE it. i guess diff culture…
san
May 29th, 2007 at 7:26 pm
I’ve not seen it either. Apart from when I got back from my holiday for Vietnam 4 years ago. Like every other tourist, I bought back my own viet coffee contraption. Made three cups of coffee from it and now my daughter plays with it in the backyard.