Hanoi’s Nguyen Huu Huan street, near the scenic Hoan Kiem lake, is packed with eateries and cafés in buildings sitting cheek by jowl. A simple board hanging above the entrance just says “egg coffee” and “since 1946”. Our Vietnamese guide, Chung, says that when the country was convulsed by shortages, of fresh milk among other items, during World War II, …
I have barely managed to plonk myself onto a ridiculously tiny wooden stool at Cafe Giang. Cafe Giang is where my food tour guide, Nguyen Ngoc Ha, usually ends the tour, treating guests to a cup of the famous ca phe trung. Priced at 30,000 dong, this creamy beaten egg yolk coffee is so popular that it has made the …
