If Hanoi has the famous egg coffee, Saigon has the legendary iced milk coffee or the legendary racket coffee, the representative of the central region of Hue has salt coffee, pride and also a famous specialty in the ancient land. dollars over 10 years.
Coffee in Vietnam is a very typical culture and in Hue, this culture has its own apathy and dreaminess and salted coffee is one of the highlights that create that unique feature. Referring to Hue salted coffee, many people will think of the typical salty taste, and it is hard to imagine the taste of this drink, but it is that salty taste when mixed with coffee, creating a unique flavor. The taste is very unique, unforgettable, and full of Hue. Nowadays, when traveling to Hue, coffee lovers will often find themselves in a quiet corner to sip a cup of salted coffee and enjoy a very Hue coffee flavor and immerse themselves in the quiet life of the ancient capital.
Cafe Muoi is a famous drink in Hue. Photo:@winnepooh_512
Hue salted coffee: a drink originating from the ancient capital
Dishes coffee Hue salt was originated 10 years ago in a small cafe Nguyen Luong Bang Street, Hue City and originated from the inspiration of a love story. According to the owner, she happened to read a story about a couple who chose a cafe for the first time, and due to stress, the guy called the waiter to add a little salt to the coffee.
The inspiration to create salt coffee comes from a love story. Photo: Huong Chuc
Later, when it was time to fall in love, the young wife still often made her husband a cup of coffee with added salt every morning. When he died, the husband left a letter saying that he had never liked coffee with added salt but still drank it when his wife made it because he wanted to be with his wife for the rest of his life. From that story, the owner experimented with the preparation and launched the famous Hue salted coffee until now. More specifically, the owner said that although many people asked to buy the recipe, she did not sell it because she kept this unique culinary feature for Hue.
This coffee is a unique culture of Hue. Photo:@xengvan
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Strange taste, the more you drink, the more ‘addicted’ you are to salted coffee
Hue salted coffee has a very unique and “addictive” taste because once people have tasted it, they often remember it for a long time and want to enjoy it again and again. A cup of salted coffee only includes fermented fresh milk, condensed milk, refined salt and a concentrated aluminum coffee filter. The milk cup is usually prepared in advance with an aluminum filter on top, adding a plate of ice cubes.
People will make salted coffee with aluminum filters. Photo: Ni Nguyen
Drinkers will sit and wait, slowly watching each drop of coffee slowly fall into the milk layer until it dries up, then stir it up and enjoy. Using a coffee filter is also a very Hue feature because in many places people have been using coffee machines for a long time, but Hue people still want to keep the original coffee culture for a long time.
Original brewing gives a special experience. Photo: Ha Tien
Salt coffee in Hue is made from very ordinary ingredients, but the taste is easy to make people fall in love, that is the aroma of fresh fermented milk, the elegant salty taste of salt seeds, the warm and passionate taste. The taste of traditional black coffee has been tempered by milk and salt, the combination of flavors of this drink gives people many sensations with many flavors lingered in just a small cup of coffee.
Salt coffee flavor is a combination of very typical fleshy, fatty, salty and bitter flavors. Photo:@anotherfoodaddict_1
When drinking salted coffee, people will not bear to take a breath, but will sip bit by bit to feel the aftertaste on the tip of the tongue, it is also a time for you to enjoy and contemplate.
Where to go to enjoy delicious salted coffee in Hue?
Traveling to Hue, you can enjoy salted coffee in many places because this drink has begun to appear and become popular as a unique feature of Hue. However, to enjoy the original taste of Hue salted coffee , you should visit Salt cafe at two addresses, 10 Nguyen Luong Bang and 142 Dang Thai Than, these are the two official establishments of the founder. creating Muoi coffee in Hue.
Muoi Cafe is the origin of Hue salt coffee. Photo:@mailovesbeauty.com
Cafe Muoi has a spacious space with warm colors and a cool garden space for customers to comfortably sit and chat. The service staff is very enthusiastic and fast, salt coffee originates from this system of shops, so the taste is very rich, balance between fat and coffee taste. 90% of customers coming to this shop all order salt coffee, but the shop still has many other choices for diners such as juice, milk coffee, black… the price here is quite soft, salt coffee is only from 15,000 VND and other foods Other drinks are also in the price range of 15,000 VND to 33,000 VND.
The garden space is very chill. Photo: Nguyen Thuy Linh
In addition to the Muoi coffee shop in Hue , you can also visit other cafes such as Hoi Quan Nhac Trinh, Mo coffee, House 87, Laph coffee, Home coffee to enjoy this special drink.
House 87 also has an attractive salt coffee. Photo: Cafe House 87
This restaurant has a nostalgic atmosphere. Photo: Cafe House 87
If you have the opportunity to visit Hue, give yourself some time to come to Salt cafe to enjoy the quiet space in a corner of the garden and sip a cup of Hue salt coffee to discover a coffee taste. very private, quiet but also extremely charming of the ancient capital.
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