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A Vietnamese filter is a small coffee pot. It looks like a hat and sits upon the top of a coffee cup. Inside is a chamber for coffee and room for hot water. It is very basic and simple, and works! Condensed milk typically contains sugar and is heat processed with steam. Steamed milk has different physics from non-steamed milk and tastes better when used in co
to make Vietnamese Coffee: 1) Put about 1/3 of an inch of condensed milk in the bottom of a coffee cup 2) Open the device and unscrew to remove the filter’s top screen. 3) Place three rounded teaspoons of coffee with chicory OR three and a half rounded teaspoons of coffee into the device. Replace the screen and turn it until it starts to get snug. 4) Place the filter on top of the coffee cup. Pour hot water into the device until it is about 1/4 full. Wait 20 seconds (yes, look at the clock). If all the water flows through in the time, you need to tighten the filter more. 5) Unscrew the filter two complete turns. If it is too tight, you can typically use a quarter as a screw driver. Only loosen it two turns 6) Fill the filter with hot water. Place the cover on and wait. Typically about 5 minutes. The water should not “stream” through, it should drip 7) When the dripping stops (i.e., all the water has passed through the filter), carefully remove the device, set aside, and start to enjoy prices start at 10,00o VND at street stalls, 15,000 VND at fastfoods at 20,000 VND at restaurants. Theme: LocalPrice: less than US$10 » Currency ConverterComparison: least expensiveAddress: Available everywhere!
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| | | | Eat & Drink like the locals: Vietnamese Spring Rolls! | Tip Rating: Satisfaction: | | | | |
Spring Rolls are Generic in Asia, Vietnam has it, hong kong It, Singapore has it, philippines has it, thailand has it, etc but what makes vietnamese style different is that you wrapped the fried spring rolls with cabbage leaves plus lotus leaves and have a sweet kind of chilly dipping sauce with it. cost about 20,000 t0 25,000 VND at markets and roadside stalls and 30,000 to 40,000 VND at restaurants. Theme: LocalPrice: less than US$10 » Currency ConverterComparison: least expensiveAddress: Available everywhere!
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| | | | Eat & Drink like the locals: Bee Pollen as Delicacy! | Tip Rating: Satisfaction:  | | | | |
Bee pollen is a natural food. It is not a drug. Honeybee pollen contains every known vitamin, all of the minerals, proteins (amino acids), enzymes and coenzymes, fatty acids, and carbohydrates that our bodies need to sustain life, and all in perfect balance. Bee pollen is used to retard hardening of the arteries, to strengthen the circulatory system and combat the symptoms of illness and allergies. It is believed to regulate the function of the endocrine system, aid digestion, reduce stress and increase alertness and stamina. Bee pollen has more protein by weight than meat, fish or eggs! Bee pollen is the richest known vegetable source of steroid hormones which improve overall strength, muscle mass, endurance and sexual potency. Pollen is known to accelerate healing, and increase blood and sperm count. How To Begin Eating Pollen ADULTS: 1 teaspoon daily. Endurance runners and weight lifters can take 4-6 teaspoons a day. If you have allergies take Pollen in the morning and again in the afternoon. Pollen is totally safe to take even much larger doses. CHILDREN: Start children out on 3 to 4 granules in the morning and build up to 1/2 teaspoon a day. they sell it at 100,000 VND a pac Theme: LocalPrice: less than US$10 » Currency ConverterComparison: about averageAddress: in Citimart and Benh Thanh Market, Cholon
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Ho Chi Minh City
on August 27, 2007
