Egg coffee facts for kids
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Egg coffee (called Cà phê trứng in Vietnamese) is a special drink from Vietnam. It's made with egg yolks, sugar, condensed milk, and strong coffee. Imagine a creamy, sweet foam on top of your coffee! This foam is made by whisking egg yolks with sugar and condensed milk until it's thick and fluffy. Then, hot coffee is poured into the cup, and the creamy egg mixture is added on top.
History of Egg Coffee
Egg coffee first came from Hanoi, the capital city of Vietnam. A famous place called The Giang Café is known for making this drink. The founder's son, Nguyen Giang, says his father created the recipe in the late 1940s. At that time, milk was hard to find in Vietnam. So, his father used egg yolks instead of milk to make a creamy coffee.
How Egg Coffee is Made
Making egg coffee uses simple ingredients: fresh chicken eggs, sugar, milk, and coffee. First, the egg yolks are mixed with milk and sugar. This mixture is then heated and whipped until it becomes a thick, foamy cream.
Next, hot or iced coffee is poured into a cup. The fluffy egg cream is then gently added on top of the coffee. This creates a beautiful layer of rich, aromatic foam.
Enjoying Your Egg Coffee
Egg coffee is usually served in a small cup. To keep the drink warm, the cup is often placed in a bowl of hot water. This helps the creamy egg foam stay warm and delicious.
You might get a small spoon with your egg coffee. This is so you can enjoy the sweet, creamy foam before you drink the coffee underneath. The coffee at the bottom tastes even richer because of the egg cream on top.
In the past, people whipped the eggs by hand, which took a long time. Now, machines help make the egg cream smooth and perfect much faster. Sometimes, you can even find egg coffee with flavors like cocoa or matcha (green tea powder). You can have it hot or iced, depending on what you like!
Images for kids
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A cup of egg coffee
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Egg coffee at Café Giang
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Close-up of egg coffee
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Egg coffee served in Hanoi
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