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Egg coffee

Vietnamese coffee topped with a sweet whipped egg-yolk cream.

Brewed coffeeEgg-yolk creamCondensed milk

Where it came from

Hanoi, Vietnam

1946

Nguyen Van Giang is credited with creating egg coffee at Hanoi’s Sofitel Legend Metropole when fresh milk was scarce, whipping egg yolk and sugar instead.

Make it at home

Starting recipe

You'll need

Brewed coffee
60 g
Egg-yolk cream
generous layer
Condensed milk
20 g
  1. 01

    Build

    Whip egg yolk with condensed milk until pale and thick, then spoon it over strong hot coffee.

  2. 02

    Serve

    Serve immediately and adjust sweetness or dilution to taste.

At a café

Recipes and café sizes vary. Use this as the clearest starting point, then make it yours.