Vietnam has a very different coffee culture than Western. The coffee here is for enjoying slowly, similar to the French way of drinking. However, the French drank coffee before the working day began. In Vietnam, people usually spend at least half an hour each time drinking coffee and they can drink anytime of the day. Joining Hanoi Local Food Tours to enjoy one of the best Vietnamese coffee during the trip, you will recognize the difference and interesting in the coffee culture of Vietnamese people.
The appearance of coffee in Vietnam
Coffee originated from the West, followed by the French imported into Vietnam from colonial times. This drink was originally reserved only for noblemen, French officials, or intellectuals in the city. Gradually, Coffee became a popular drink in the daily life of the people.
Today Vietnamese coffee is not only known for its output in the top of the world but also to create the very own cafe of the Vietnamese. Two types of coffee used and popular in Vietnam are Arabica and Robusta. Each type brings its name at home as well as abroad in terms of yield, quality, taste. Taste of Vietnamese coffee increasingly high flying, fly away with the big brands such as Trung Nguyen Cafe, Vinacafe, Nescafe, etc.
Vietnamese culture coffee
Vietnamese people have very own style to enjoy coffee, they do not consider coffee as a fast drink, anti-sleep effect as Americans, but enjoy cafe as a culture: sip and think. Sit on the sidewalk with a cup of coffee, just take a sip and read the newspaper, listen to music, chat with friends, business partners, or sit at work.
Coffee tastes enjoyment of Vietnamese people is: strong taste, bitter, almond-scented, earthy smell. It is possible to predict the human and cultural characteristics of each region by making coffee and drinking preferences of each person. For example, southerners often wrap their own coffee in cloth and cook in pots, preferring to drink iced coffee rather than hot drink. The North, mainly drink coffee phase, black or brown, but very dense.
Effect of coffee on daily life
The cafe is not just a refreshing drink but also makes people wake up, relax, bring health to people, making people with people to be closer together.
Coffee improves morale and performance. Activated coffee caffeine stimulates brain activity, helps people stay awake, and focused on the work. It also speeds up the thinking and creativity that makes the work efficiency improved. That is why drinking coffee has become so popular in the workplace. To enjoy a good cup of coffee in Vietnam or especially in Hanoi, you can join food walking tour, or Vietnam food tour, I believe you will enjoy delicious and special coffee taste ever.
Coffee improves the health of each person. Daily busy life and busy work will make you tired, stressed uncomfortable headaches, etc. Drinking enough of coffee can help you reduce the risk of disease. In addition, coffee has the ability to increase the strength of the muscles, reduce the amount of fat in the body.
Coffee creates a sense of pleasure, relaxation and helps people with people closer together. A cup of coffee every morning will make you feel good before entering a new working day. The moments of relaxation, sip cup of coffee with friends, relatives will be moments for people to chat together, talk about, share the worries, worries from work, from life Help people close, understand each other.