Vietnamese Salt Coffee: Origin, Recipe & Best Places to Try

Vietnamese Salted Coffee: Cafe is a popular drink in Vietnam and many countries worldwide. In addition to popular pure and regular coffee, people also create many other unique drinks from coffee. In particular, it is impossible not to mention Vietnamese Salted Coffee. The following article will help you understand better what Salt Coffee in Vietnam is? How to make Vietnamese Salted Coffee and choose pure coffee to make your own delicious drink.

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What is Salted Coffee? People usually make regular coffee with sugar and milk, but this drink combines pure coffee with salt. This concocting gives users a new, unique, delicious, and equally attractive drink.

1. Origin Of Vietnamese Salted Coffee:

Salted coffee is a drink that originated from Hue city of Vietnam. A garden café created this unique coffee at Nguyen Luong Bang Street. Since its introduction, salty coffee has quickly attracted many diners and remains popular to this day. Although no one knows the true origin and inspiration of salted coffee, there is no denying this creativity, unique.

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Coffee, condensed milk, fermented milk, and refined salt are the ingredients used to make salt coffee. Although the salty flavor of salt initially seems to “do not fit” in a cup of coffee, it really brings out the passionate flavor of the coffee, lessens its bitterness, and improves the sweet and fragrant flavor of the milk.

3. Why People Add Salt To Coffee?

  • To Reduce the Bitterness of Coffee:

Why put salt in coffee? That must be the question of many coffee drinkers. As you know, the original taste of pure coffee is bitter. To soothe the bitterness and make it easier to drink, the bartender will add ingredients such as milk sugar. Similarly, salt is also a material that can ease the bitter taste. Drinkers will feel the pleasant and no less unique taste.

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The main component of salt is sodium. That is the element that helps neutralize the bitter taste. When enjoying taste coffee, it reacts to salty taste instead of bitterness. Sodium is even more effective at reducing harshness than sugar. It has the effect of preventing bitter and sour flavors. That’s also why salt it’s often added to food to be more palatable.

  • Enriching The Flavor of Coffee:

Salt will increase the taste of coffee. The best thing about salt is that it increases the taste already available by a notably. In addition, many coffee drinkers need to limit the amount of sugar, but if pure coffee is too bitter, you can put some salt in the coffee.

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On the other hand, adding salt to coffee also helps to release sodium ions, arousing a more attractive and healthy taste.

4. Recipe and How To Make Vietnamese Salted Coffee:

It is easy and simple to make Vietnamese Salted Coffee. You firstly need to make Vietnamese Drip Coffee and add Sea Salt to the Black Coffee. To know more detail, here are the ingredients and tools you need to prepare to make the best cup of the salty coffee.

- Salted Coffee Ingredients:

  • 25g pure coffee – about three teaspoons ground in medium fineness.
  • 25ml condensed milk.
  • 100ml water boiled at 95 degrees Celsius.
  • 200ml vegetable fat cream.
  • 5g fine salt

- Tools For Making Salted Coffee:

The necessary tools include cups, stirring spoons, coffee brewing, milling tools. You must rinse the equipment with boiling water to ensure hygiene and produce the best cups of coffee.

- Steps To Make Salted Coffee:

After you have prepared all the ingredients and tools, start making a cup of Vietnamese Salted Coffee.

  • Step 1: Coat the coffee with boiled water. That will help you stay warm as well as hygiene. Moreover, the coffee powder will bloom evenly and give the best taste when warm.
  • Step 2: Put the pure coffee in the filter. Place it on top of the glass. Use a wiper to press the coffee powder with moderate force.
  • Step 3: Pour about 45ml of boiling water into the filly and brew the mixture evenly. You should brew coffee only for about 1-2 minutes. Continue to pour another 50ml of boiling water into the filter. Wait for the coffee to drip down the glass until the water runs out.
  • Step 4: Put 5g of salt in 200ml vegetable fat cream. Use a mixed whipping machine for 2-3 minutes.
  • Step 5: Put 25ml of condensed milk in the brewed coffee. Then add 15-20ml of the salty cream mixture to the finished salted coffee cup.

5. Best Places to Try Salted Coffee in Vietnam:

Salt Mate  - Best Salted Coffee Shops in Hanoi Old French Quarter

  • Address: 5 P. Lý Thái Tổ, Lý Thái Tổ, Hoàn Kiếm, Hà Nội
  • Opening Hours: Daily 7.30 AM – 10.30 PM

Cafe Giảng - Best Salted Coffee Shops in Hanoi Old French Quarter

  • Address: 39 P. Nguyễn Hữu Huân, Lý Thái Tổ, Hoàn Kiếm, Hà Nội
  • Opening Hours: Daily 7.00 AM – 10.00 PM

Tranquil Books & Coffee - Best Salted Coffee Shops in Hanoi Old French Quarter

  • Address: 5 P. Nguyễn Quang Bích, Cửa Đông, Hoàn Kiếm, Hà Nội
  • Opening Hours: Daily 8.00 AM – 10.30 PM

Cafe Phố Cổ - Best Salted Coffee Shops in Hanoi Old French Quarter

  • Address: 11 P. Hàng Gai, Hàng Trống, Hoàn Kiếm, Hà Nội
  • Opening Hours: Daily 8.00 AM – 10.30 PM

The Note Coffee - Best Salted Coffee Shops in Hanoi Old French Quarter

  • Address: 64 P. Lương Văn Can, Hàng Trống, Hoàn Kiếm, Hà Nội
  • Opening Hours: Daily 8.00 AM – 10.30 PM

Cà Phê Muối - Best Salted Coffee Shops in Hue City Vietnam

  • Address: 142 Đặng Thái Thân, Thuận Hoà, Hue City
  • Opening Hours: Daily 6.30 AM – 10.00 PM

Cà phê Muối - Best Salted Coffee Shops in Hue City Vietnam

  • Address: Bến Nghé/65 Huế, Phú Hội, Hue City
  • Opening Hours: Daily 7.00 AM – 9.00 PM

Tan.cafe - Best Salted Coffee Shops in Hue City Vietnam

  • Address: 14 Phạm Hồng Thái, Vĩnh Ninh, Hue City
  • Opening Hours: Daily 7.00 AM – 10.00 PM

T ROASTER - Best Salted Coffee Shops in Hue City Vietnam

  • Address: 7 Sư Vạn Hạnh, Hương Long, Hue City
  • Opening Hours: Daily 7.30 AM – 5.30 PM

Cà Phê Muối Huế - Best Salted Coffee Shops in Da Nang City

  • Address:
    • 254 Đ. Trần Phú, Phước Ninh, Hải Châu, Đà Nẵng
    • 31 Tản Đà, Thạc Gián, Thanh Khê, Đà Nẵng
    • 53c Đống Đa, Thạch Thang, Hải Châu, Đà Nẵng
  • Opening Hours: Daily from 6:30 AM–10 PM

K. Salt Coffee & Tea - Best Salted Coffee Shops in Da Nang City

  • Address: 199 Châu Thị Vĩnh Tế, Bắc Mỹ An, Ngũ Hành Sơn, Đà Nẵng
  • Opening Hours: Daily 7 AM–12 PM, 1:30–10 PM

Slowly coffee house - Best Salted Coffee Shops in Da Nang City

  • Address: 11 Đ. Ng. Thì Sĩ, Bắc Mỹ An, Ngũ Hành Sơn, Đà Nẵng
  • Opening Hours: Daily 6 AM – 10 PM

Moss Coffee Shop 2 - Best Salted Coffee Shops in Da Nang City

  • Address: 02 Phan Bội Châu, Thạch Thang, Hải Châu, Đà Nẵng
  • Opening Hours: Daily 6.30 AM – 10 PM

Olivier Coffee  - Best Salted Coffee Shops in Hoi An

  • Address: 56 Nguyễn Tri Phương, Cẩm Nam, Hội An Ancient Town
  • Opening Hours: Daily 6.30 AM – 6.00 PM

U Cafe Hoi An  -  Best Salted Coffee Shops in Hoi An

  • Address: 120 Huyền Trân Công Chúa, Hội An Ancient Town
  • Opening Hours: Daily 8.00 AM – 5.00 PM

Sunshine Cafe Hoi An - Best Salted Coffee Shops in Hoi An

  • Address: 45 Thích Quảng Đức, Cẩm Sơn, Hội An City
  • Opening Hours: Daily 8.00 AM – 3.00 PM

Min Coffee & Drink - Best Salted Coffee Shops in Hoi An

  • Address: 12 Thích Quảng Đức, Cẩm Sơn, Hội An
  • Opening Hours: Daily 7.00 AM – 10.00 PM

Cà Phê Muối SaltCoffee - Best Salted Coffee Shops in Saigon/Ho Chi Minh City

  • Address: 42 Ngô Thời Nhiệm, 7, District 3, Ho Chi Minh City
  • Opening Hours: Daily 7.00 AM – 10.00 PM

Alo Cô Cần - Best Salted Coffee Shops in Saigon/Ho Chi Minh City

  • Address: 483, 483/9 Đ. Âu Cơ, Tân Phú, Ho Chi Minh City
  • Opening Hours: Daily 6.00 AM – 10.00 PM

Flat White Coffee - Best Salted Coffee Shops in Saigon/Ho Chi Minh City

  • Address: 274 Lý Tự Trọng, Bến Thành, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City
  • Opening Hours: Daily 8.00 AM – 11.00 PM

Whisfee Café - Best Salted Coffee Shops in Saigon/Ho Chi Minh City

  • Address: 14 Tôn Thất Đạm, Nguyễn Thái Bình, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City
  • Opening Hours: Daily 9.00 AM – 11.00 PM

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