Egg coffee
{{Short description|Vietnamese drink}}
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| country = Vietnam
| region = Hanoi
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| type = Beverage
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| main_ingredient = eggs, sugar, milk, and coffee
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An egg coffee ({{langx |vi|Cà phê trứng}}){{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/asia/vietnam/11155441/Hanoi-street-food-tour-grazing-Vietnamese-style.html|title=Hanoi street food tour: grazing, Vietnamese style|work=Telegraph.co.uk|date=7 October 2015 |access-date=2018-04-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180412221216/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/asia/vietnam/11155441/Hanoi-street-food-tour-grazing-Vietnamese-style.html|archive-date=2018-04-12|url-status=live}} is a Vietnamese drink traditionally prepared with egg yolks, sugar, condensed milk and robusta coffee. The drink is made by beating egg yolks with sugar and condensed milk, then extracting the coffee into the cup, followed by a similar amount of egg cream, or egg yolks which are heated and beaten, or whisked.{{cite web | url=http://english.vov.vn/Travel/Egg-coffee-makes-world-top-10-best-drink-list/283342.vov | title=Egg coffee makes world top 10 best drink list | work=VOV Online Newspaper | publisher=The Voice of Vietnam | date=4 November 2014 | access-date=4 December 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141207064818/http://english.vov.vn/Travel/Egg-coffee-makes-world-top-10-best-drink-list/283342.vov | archive-date=2014-12-07 | url-status=live }}
The drink is served in cafes throughout Vietnam, originating in Hanoi.{{cite web|url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/travel/world/the-worlds-weirdest-coffee-experiences/news-story/c8d10b311d0c2c1a867bdf575c2977f4|title=The world's weirdest coffee experiences|author=House, Alana|work=heraldsun.com.au}}{{cite web|url=http://oivietnam.com/2014/12/egg-them-on/|title=Egg Them On|author=NPD Khanh & filed under Features|work=©Oi Magazine|date=7 December 2014|access-date=2015-01-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150121134125/http://oivietnam.com/2014/12/egg-them-on/|archive-date=2015-01-21|url-status=live}} The Giang Café ({{langx |vi|Cà Phê Giảng}}) in Hanoi is known for serving the drink, which it makes with egg yolk, coffee powder, condensed milk, and, optionally, cheese. The cup is sometimes served inside a bowl of hot water or set upon a small candle to retain its temperature. The son of the café's founder Nguyen Giang claims that his father developed the recipe for the drink when milk was scarce in Vietnam in the late 1940s, replacing milk with egg yolk.{{cite web | url=https://blogs.wsj.com/scene/2013/09/13/in-hanoi-an-adventure-for-coffee-lovers/ | title=In Hanoi, an Adventure for Coffee Lovers | work=Wall Street Journal | date=13 September 2013 | access-date=4 December 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141208131533/http://blogs.wsj.com/scene/2013/09/13/in-hanoi-an-adventure-for-coffee-lovers/ | archive-date=2014-12-08 | url-status=live }}{{Cite web|url=https://lemi.travel/list/5b869857b4f88edf22c98b12|title=Hanoi's Coffee Habit|website=lemi.travel|access-date=2019-01-18}}{{Cite web |last=Steiner |first=Sophie |date=2022-03-08 |title=Vietnamese Coffee & Dessert Culture Focus at Pho To Shop Xuhui |url=https://www.thatsmags.com/shanghai/post/34126/vietnamese-coffee-dessert-culture-focus-at-pho-to-shop-xuhui |access-date=2022-03-30 |website=That's Magazine |language=en}}
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients for making egg coffee include fresh chicken eggs, sugar, milk, and coffee. The egg yolks are hand-whipped with milk and sugar and then boiled. Hot or iced coffee is poured into the beaten eggs, which will form an aromatic foam. A teaspoon is provided in order to eat the foam before drinking the coffee at the bottom.
Egg coffee is served in a small cup. To keep the drink warm, the waiter puts a cup of coffee in a bowl of warm water. After being poured over the cream made from eggs, the coffee at the bottom of the cup acquires a richer taste. In the past, eggs were hand beaten, so it took time and the foam of the eggs could not be achieved. With the availability of electric mixers, the coffee can be combined together with cocoa, white beans and matcha (tea powder) to create more variants. It can be served either hot or iced.
Non-Vietnamese "egg coffees"
There are other, different, recipes for coffee containing egg.{{Cite web |title=5 Egg Coffee Recipes [Tastes 100x Better Than it Sounds] |author=Jovana D |work=Home Grounds |date=n.d. |access-date=11 July 2022 |url= https://www.homegrounds.co/uk/egg-coffee-recipes/ }}
- Swedish Egg Coffee is an American drink{{Cite web |date=2021-03-08 |title=Swedish egg coffee" är tydligen en grej i USA |url=https://www.cafe.se/swedish-egg-coffee-ar-tydligen-en-grej-i-usa/ |access-date=2023-06-12 |website=Cafe.se |language=sv}} (despite its name) made by mixing coffee grounds with an egg and simmering, like cowboy coffee; the egg makes the grounds sink, leaving smooth coffee.
- Egg Brandy Coffee from Sri Lanka
- Cuban egg coffee, known locally as "café a la criolla", is made by mixing hot espresso coffee with the yolk of a raw egg, sugar and white rum.{{Citation needed|date=February 2024|reason=Unable to find any reference to this drink online besides this article}}
- Kopi Talua from Indonesia
Gallery
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File:Cà phê trứng Giảng 1 (cơ sở 1 tại Nguyễn Hữu Huân).jpg
See also
References
External links
- [https://dulich.vnexpress.net/tin-tuc/tu-van/am-thuc/tach-ca-phe-trung-huyen-thoai-cua-ha-noi-3562380.html Tách cà phê trứng 'huyền thoại' của Hà Nội]
- [https://thanhnien.vn/doi-song/ca-phe-trung-ha-noi-len-cnn-dieu-bi-mat-trong-ly-ca-phe-70-nam-tuoi-820790.html Cà phê trứng Hà Nội lên CNN: Điều bí mật trong ly cà phê 70 năm tuổi]
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