Ho Chi Minh City- Day 1 : Vietnamese Coffee

Assalamualaikum. Baru hari ni reti nak bagi salam? ish.. ish.. teruknya nina..dah balik dari Korea baru nak update.. ahahha.. so aku macam clueless.. tak tahu mana nak start.. so aku decide.. yosh! aku harus update, sebab ada kawan aku nak pergi Vietnam this year.. jangan hampakan orang lain...huhuhu

Setelah mengukur jalan a.k.a round-round satu bandar Ho Chi Minh City (refer to this "post") . Kaki kami dah penat untuk bergerak dan memerlukan rehat, jadi kami decide untuk singgah Highlands Coffee.. Seperti yang diketahui ramai, Vietnam merupakan pegeluar ke-2 terbaik di dunia selepas Brazil. Jadi rugilah kalau dah sampai kat sini tak try segala jenis kopi.

Highlands Cofee
Ho Chi Minh City,Vietnam 2013

Highlands Coffee ni macam Starbuck Coffee le, jenis mahal..Tu sebab aku dengan along sangat kemut ,kami beli segelas je  haha. .Tapi bila convert price, masih lagi murah berbanding Starbuck Cofee. Dekat Malaysia tak ada nye aku nak singgah minum kopi mahal-mahal.Actually,lepaspergi ramai kata better cuba Trung Nguyen sebab lagi terasa nikmatinya. Tapi bagi aku yang hanya minum kopi sekali-sekala tak kisah pun janji aku dapat merasa kopi

Vietnam.. hahah

Caramel Jelly Cofee
Highlands Cofee
Ho Chi Minh City,Vietnam 2013

Sambil lepak-lepak minum , main lah free Wifi dalam cafe ni. Tapi speed dia tak berapa laju, 
setelah beberapa kali aku try untuk connect.. Memang tak berjaya.. Jadi sesi mengambil gambbar dan merehatkan 
kaki yang lenguh ni.. 

Highlands Cofee
Ho Chi Minh City,Vietnam 2013

History of Coffee at Vietnam

Coffee was introduced to Vietnam in 1857 by the French and slowly grew as producer of coffee in Asia. The height of coffee production occurred in the early 20th century as small-scale production shifted towards plantations. The first instant coffee plant, Coronel Coffee Plant, was established in Biên Hòa, Đồng Nai Province in 1969, with a production capacity of 80 tons per year.The Vietnam War disrupted production of coffee in the Buôn Ma Thuột region, the plateau on which the industry was centered.^[2] Although seldom involved in conflict, the area was a crossroads between North and South and was largely depopulated. After the North Vietnamese victory the industry, like most agriculture, was collectivized, limiting private enterprise and resulting in low production. 

Following Đổi mới reforms in 1986, privately owned enterprise was once again permitted, resulting in a surge of growth in the industry. Cooperation between growers, producers and government resulted in branding finished coffees and exporting products for retail. It was during this time that many new companies involved in coffee production were established, including Đắk Lắk-based Trung Nguyên in 1996 and Highlands Coffee in 1998. Both of these continued on to establish major brands distributed through a widespread network of coffee shops. By the late 1990s, Vietnam had become the world's #2 coffee producer after Brazil, but production was largely focused on poor-quality Robusta beans—considered inferior to Arabica due to their bitterness—for export as a commodity. Recent government initiatives have sought to improve the quality of coffee exports, including more widespread planting of Arabica beans, the development of mixed-bean coffees, and specialty coffee such as kopi luwak (Vietnamese: cà phê chồn, "weasel coffee").

Credit Wikipedia. Dasar pemalas!

Kalau tak rajin berjalan mencari cafe Trung Nguyen atau Highland Cofee, boleh juga cuba cofee tepi jalan tu.. Antara yang aku minatGloysan Cofee yang jual depan kedai Basirah ni. Harga USD1 atau lebih kurang RM3.  Boleh tahan sedap. Sampai malam tu terlena tidor aku.

Famous Gloysan Cofee among Malaysian
Gloysan Cofee
Ho Chi Minh City,Vietnam 2013

Gloysan Cofee
Ho Chi Minh City,Vietnam 2013

Aku ni pelik sikit, kalau minum kopi bukan bertambah segar mata. Tapi bertambah lena mata.. tu waktu study aku tak suka minum kopi. hahaha. 

p.s:Hari ke dua kami ke mana? Tunggu..