In the US, iced tea is my favorite year-round drink - but it is difficult to find in Vietnam. Sans availability of iced tea, Ca Phe Sua Da* has always been my favorite Vietnamese drink. I drink it @ breakfast & often throughout the day. It is an iced coffee made of very, very strong, fresh-ground-slow-brewed Vietnamese coffee & condensed milk. It is very popular in Vietnam year-round. It is presented in both traditional & "modern" versions (both versions are shown in above pics). In a traditional coffee house, the drink is served in a "brewer" which drips hot water thru coffee grinds into a small glass containing the condensed milk. When coffee has brewed (which can take some time), you stir the coffee/milk and pour it into a glass of ice. Cost about 60 cents. In a modern, air-conditioned coffee house such as the very popular Highland Coffee shops, they are served already mixed on ice w/straw, and cost about US$1.72. Both versions are always served with ice water (modern version) or weak, iced green tea (traditional) chasers.
*ca phe = coffee, sua = iced & da = milk) - pronounced ca-fe-sooo-ah-dah
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