Vietnamese milk coffee for anyone who finds Cà Phê Sữa Đá too strong: lots of sweetened condensed milk, little coffee, mild and creamy over ice.
Add 3-4 tbsp sweetened condensed milk and a little milk to taste into a glass.
Place the Phin filter on the glass and add 1-1.5 tbsp coffee grounds. Spread them evenly, pour about 1 cm of hot water on top and wait 20-30 seconds so the grounds open up.
Top up the filter with the rest of the hot water and put the lid on.
Let the coffee drip through, then stir it well together with the condensed milk and milk.
Fill a glass with ice cubes and pour the milky coffee over it.
Tip
Bạc Xỉu is a great way to start exploring Vietnamese coffee. If you later want it stronger, just reduce the amount of milk step by step towards Cà Phê Sữa Đá.
Bạc Xỉu is the gentle sibling of Cà Phê Sữa Đá and the easiest way into Vietnamese coffee. The name comes from Cantonese and roughly means white milk with a splash of coffee, which describes the ratio well: plenty of condensed milk, often fresh milk on top, and only a little coffee. The drink was created in Saigon, originally for children and for anyone who found classic Phin coffee too intense.
The ratio. In Cà Phê Sữa Đá the coffee dominates, in Bạc Xỉu the milk does. Instead of two or three tablespoons of grounds, only about one goes into the Phin, and more condensed milk goes into the glass.
Considerably less than in the other versions because so little coffee is used. Still more than in a milk coffee made with Arabica, since Vietnamese Robusta is naturally high in caffeine.
Yes, oat or coconut milk both work well. The sweetened condensed milk already provides sweetness and creaminess, so the additional milk is up to you. With coconut milk the drink moves towards Cà Phê Cốt Dừa.
It is Cantonese, short for bạc tẩy xỉu phé, meaning roughly a white cup with a little coffee. Chinese-Vietnamese traders in Saigon coined it for guests who found the usual Phin coffee too strong.
In Vietnam it is traditionally served to children too, because it contains so little coffee. That does not make it caffeine free. To avoid caffeine entirely, leave out the coffee and keep the condensed milk and ice.
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