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Fact:Arabica beans no longer grown in Vietnam since early 80s because of lower yield compare to Robusta beans.Trung Nguyen is deceiving the consumers by stating their coffee consists of these beans.Reputable companies such as Starbucks,Eight o'clock.buy no coffee from Vietnam.Only P&G(Folgers) and some no name brands still do because of lower cost for Robusta beans.
This beats the hell out of anything from Starbucks, the self-declared authority on "good coffee". The "Gourmet Blend" is the best.almost tastes like dark chocolate. What a joke. This is strong, flavorful, and not at all bitter. Coffee is now my favorite "snack". A spoonful or two of condensed milk and some ice ("cafe sua dat") and you'll understand why coffee is as internationally popular as it is.
With a spoon, somewhat rapidly, sink and release ice chips into coffee until it foams. To carryit especially.Add sweetened condensed milk to your coffee cup. Then use Vietnamese coffee filter.Stir.Then Break/chip ice cubes and add to coffee (I use the backside of a spoon to break ice). It's like drinking a malt or milkshake this way. Is very bitter without milk, but espresso fans may enjoy.
Now that I know how to prepare this coffee I am addicted. Filter, then sweeten with condensed milk, or sugar and add to a cup full of Ice. It has a very strong flavour, and mostly is prepared with ice. The trick is adding almost equal amounts of coffee to hot water. It's a brave person who doesn't add some sugar. It can be drunk hot but for the non initiated iced is a very nice introduction.
next step is a cold brew which often makes the worst and cheapest beans drinkable, if that doesnt work, i'll give the can to my brother in law, he will hate it but not admit it because he thinks he is a sophisticated drinker of exotic coffees i give him all my nasty beans. i recognize that most of our likes come from what we grew up tasting and drinking, so our coffee tastes are compared to folgers or butternut, however we have made an effort to expand our coffee palettes over the years. coffee, is wifey and my favorite hobby we utilize most of the known ways of preparing it and we scour the net and shops for the perfect bean. lol.i watched a program put on by illy on creating good beans (actually my favorite espresso bean is lavazza super crema) anyway they talked about a bean they called a 'stinker' thats a bean that if it finds its way into the blend will ruin the blend. that said i prepared the coffee using a Vietnamese coffee filter system and it was not drinkable, i tried using the chemex system which usually yields a mild result and still no good. french press, nope. i have found beans like that they have a cheezy smell to them. it could be possible that my can of trung nguyen had many 'stinkers' oh well, do keep in mind that when it comes to taste, whether its food, recipes, or coffee and its infinite varieties of preparation, what makes me gag, may be another persons absolute favorite.try it for yourself, one can wont break you, if you dont like it you could use it to sepia stain your black and white photographs or i'll give you the address of my brother in law.
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