I have been drinking Vietnamese coffee for over 15 months and I am fine.
By the way, this is a typical Vietnamese coffee maker. It's a metal cup with a basket that fits over a cup or a glass. Pour boiling hot water into the cup at the top and the water drips into the cup or glass below. I haven't seen any regular coffee pots since I've been here.
For anyone interested, Bill wrote:Note to anyone moving to Vietnam...
Don't forget to bring a stovetop coffee pot
Also, I have worked with businesses in the past to import/export food to the United States. It's not the same as importing/exporting toys or tubas. With regards to food and drink, there are certain health standards which must be maintained. The products I dealt with were tested for purity and safety.
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Civet coffee, anyone? A notch above the Vietnamese fermented coffee.
"Vietnam has a similar type of coffee, called weasel coffee which are coffee berries which have been defecated by local weasels. In actuality the "weasel" is just the local version of the Asian Palm Civet." Wikipedia
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Dean E wrote:Civet coffee, anyone? A notch above the Vienamese fermented coffee.
"Vietnam has a similar type of coffee, called weasel coffee which are coffee berries which have been defecated by local weasels. In actuality the "weasel" is just the local version of the Asian Palm Civet." Wikipedia
Dean E wrote:Civet coffee, anyone? A notch above the Vienamese fermented coffee.
"Vietnam has a similar type of coffee, called weasel coffee which are coffee berries which have been defecated by local weasels. In actuality the "weasel" is just the local version of the Asian Palm Civet." Wikipedia
I think I'll pass on it.
I think the civet already did that for you.
Actually, what's more disturbing than the coffee itself, is the notion that some guy watched a civet pooping and said to himself "I'll bet that would make great coffee!", and furthermore, he actually got other people to try it! ("No, really! It's good!)
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