CORRECTIONS & Clarification

My friend has corrected what I said above & provided additional/interesting info as follows:

Ca Phe Sua Da: Sua = milk, Da = ice

Com Tam: rice is milled to remove the hull, during which it may be crushed or broken into smaller pieces. This "broken rice" is what is served with the BBQ'd pork.

Saigon Food/Drink Favorites - Ca Phe Sua Da

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