Recipe · 1 glass · 10 minutes

Cà phê muối (salt coffee)

Name: Cà phê muối (salt coffee)
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 1 glass
Cuisine: Vietnamese
Ingredients: 20 g dark-roast ground coffee, phin grind; 1 tablespoon sweetened condensed milk (for the coffee); 60 ml thickened cream; 1 teaspoon sweetened condensed milk (for the cream); A small pinch of sea salt (about 0.5 g); Ice

Salt coffee (cà phê muối) comes from Huế, where it was first served around 2010, and spread across Vietnam from the late 2010s. A little salt softens the bitterness and rounds out the sweetness.

A hand holding an iced coffee topped with salted cream

What you'll need

Ingredients

20 g dark-roast ground coffee, phin grind
1 tablespoon sweetened condensed milk (for the coffee)
60 ml thickened cream
1 teaspoon sweetened condensed milk (for the cream)
A small pinch of sea salt (about 0.5 g)
Ice

Equipment

Phin filter
Glass
Small bowl and whisk

Method

01
Brew over condensed milk
Brew 20 g of coffee through the phin onto 1 tablespoon of condensed milk, then stir.
02
Whip the salted cream
Whisk the cream with the teaspoon of condensed milk and the salt until it just holds soft peaks.
03
Build the glass
Pour the coffee over ice and spoon the salted cream on top.
04
Sip through the cream
Don't stir: drink through the salty cream into the sweet coffee.