Appearing since 1946, with marketing slogan "natural scent incense", Giang Cafe is always a favorite place of the people of the Capital, and is sought by many domestic and international tourists when visiting Hanoi.
Hanoi is not only famous for its delicious street food but also has many special street drinks. Egg coffee is one of the most favorite choices of Hanoians.
In recent days, the atmosphere in Hanoi is hotter than ever because of the historic meeting between the US President - Mr. Donald Trump and Mr. Kim Jong Un - Supreme Leader of North Korea. People talk about the Summit and the hot drinks served for more than 3,000 reporters from all over the world to write articles about that conference - egg Café by Giang.
Why does such a high-level conference serve a popular street drink? To answer that question, we learn about the history of Giang Cafe and the secret recipe of that attractive drink.
Giang Cafe History
"With bland chains taking over Hanoi's café scene, ancient holes such as this one have become revered treasures. To be sure, Cafe Giang's timeworn patina is almost a bleak exaggeration of communist-era non-chic.
Giang Café is humbly hidden on a small lane on Nguyen Huu Huan Street in the city’s old quarter. It may be difficult to find for visitors, but it is well worth the effort. It continues to be hugely popular among Hanoi’s coffee addicts with its special Ca Phe Trung, or Egg Coffee. Giang Café was founded by My Father ,Mr. Nguyen Giang in 1946, when he was working as a bartender for the famous five-star Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi hotel. Although the café has been relocated twice, its egg coffee recipe is almost the same as in its early days, with its chief ingredients being chicken egg yolk, Vietnamese coffee powder, sweetened condensed milk, butter and cheese.
The coffee is brewed in a small cup with a filter before the addition of a well-whisked mixture of the yolk and other ingredients. The cup is placed in a bowl of hot water to keep its temperature. My father developed the recipe in days when milk was scarce in Vietnam. He used egg yolks to replace milk".
"Whatever the time goes by, the coffee is pretty delicious mixed by the whole materials as eggs, milk, coffee that you will find them so amazing and unforgettable. The egg flavor is really fat, the coffee flavor are really both fragrant and bold. But the most important factor that make Giang Café unique and different from other restaurants is the formula how to measure exactly the fixed amount of eggs and coffee and the way to mix them perfectly that will decrease maximum the egg sickliness. Although there is a list of another drinks, egg coffee can be called as the best one and become best choice for Hanoi Street Food Tour Packages". Giang Cafe Owner - Mr Nguyen Tri Hoa
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Egg Café – Special recipe
Made from a mixture of whipped egg yolk with sugar, add some cheese, condensed milk in a special ratio, and finally add hot coffee. This special drink is kept heat in a bowl of boiling water to ensure flavor and avoid the fishy smell of eggs. The slight aroma and bitterness of coffee blends with the fat, sweet taste of the egg mixture, creating a great combination that will arouse all your senses. Especially the coffee bean used to prepare this drink is the store's owner secret recipe. Although the shop has created different types of drinks which made from eggs such as cocoa eggs, mung beans eggs, etc., egg cafe is always the first choice because of its special flavor.
Price: $1 ~ USD $5 with variety
Address: Open 07:00 AM - 10:30 PM | 39 (lane), Nguyen Huu Huan, Hoan Kiem, Ha Noi
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