Vietnamese Egg Coffee Quiz: Hanoi's Whipped Yolk Classic

Thick, sweet foam floats on strong coffee in one of Hanoi's most famous drinks, and this Vietnamese egg coffee quiz explains how it began. Play an interactive set of 10 questions on ca phe trung, Nguyen Van Giang, the Metropole hotel, condensed milk, robusta beans, the phin filter, hot water bowls, Cafe Giang and egg-topped spin-offs.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Name
What is egg coffee called in Vietnamese?
City
Which city is famous for egg coffee?
Inventor
Who is credited with inventing egg coffee?
Hotel
At which Hanoi hotel did he work?
Why
Why was egg used instead of milk?
Foam
What is whisked with the yolk to make the topping?
Beans
Which coffee bean type dominates Vietnam's crop?
Filter
What small metal drip filter is used in Vietnam?
Warm
Why is egg coffee often served in a bowl of hot water?
Cafe
Which cafe run by the inventor's family still serves it?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: What is egg coffee called in Vietnamese?
Answer: Ca phe trung
Trung means egg.
Q2: Which city is famous for egg coffee?
Answer: Hanoi
It is a northern specialty.
Q3: Who is credited with inventing egg coffee?
Answer: Nguyen Van Giang
He worked as a bartender.
Q4: At which Hanoi hotel did he work?
Answer: The Metropole
It is a historic French colonial hotel.
Q5: Why was egg used instead of milk?
Answer: Fresh milk was scarce
It happened in the 1940s.
Q6: What is whisked with the yolk to make the topping?
Answer: Sugar and condensed milk
It becomes thick and custardy.
Q7: Which coffee bean type dominates Vietnam's crop?
Answer: Robusta
Vietnam is a top coffee producer.
Q8: What small metal drip filter is used in Vietnam?
Answer: A phin
Coffee drips slowly into the cup.
Q9: Why is egg coffee often served in a bowl of hot water?
Answer: To keep it warm
The foam stays creamy.
Q10: Which cafe run by the inventor's family still serves it?
Answer: Cafe Giang
It is a popular stop for visitors.

Vietnamese Egg Coffee Quiz – Hanoi's Whipped Yolk Classic

Vietnamese egg coffee, ca phe trung, is a Hanoi specialty of strong coffee topped with a thick foam of egg yolk whisked with sugar and condensed milk. It tastes almost like a liquid dessert.

It is credited to Nguyen Van Giang, a bartender at Hanoi's Metropole hotel, who created it in the 1940s when fresh milk was scarce. His family later opened Cafe Giang, which still serves the drink.

Vietnam is one of the world's largest coffee producers, mostly of robusta beans, and coffee is often brewed through a small metal phin filter. Egg coffee is served in a bowl of hot water to keep it warm, and cafes now offer egg cocoa and other variations.

What This Quiz Teaches

Coffee lovers and travelers will enjoy these questions.

What egg coffee is
Who invented it
Why eggs were used
How it is made
Where to try it

Did You Know?

The foam is often eaten with a spoon.
Iced versions are popular in summer.
Ca phe sua da is Vietnam's iced milk coffee.
Some cafes add vanilla or rum.
Hanoi's old quarter has many egg coffee cafes.