If you have plenty of lemons (or limes), you can preserve them in a salty brine that will keep for eternity. Then treat yourself to a refreshing and healthy summertime salty lemonade drink, Nước Chanh Muối.
Made with smashed preserved lemons, ice, sugar, and water, this traditional Vietnamese drink will keep you cool, on a warm day.
Read MoreIn Vietnam, sương sâm is a refreshing green jelly drink, mixed with sugar, flavored with banana extract, and served over crushed ice. It is a refreshing drink to quench your thirst and cool you down on hot summer days.
Sương sâm can be enjoyed as a simple dessert on its own or added as a tasty topping to other beverages, such as milk tea/boba drinks.
Read MoreVietnamese iced milk coffee (ca phe sua da) is the most popular coffee drink in Vietnam. It’s a refreshing caffeinated drink, perfect for the hot and humid Vietnam weather. Since it’s getting close to Winter here and I’m one who can’t regulate my own body heat for the life of me (says the husband), I rely on hot Vietnamese milk coffee (ca phe sua nong) this time of year to keep me warm. It’s the same great flavor of Vietnamese iced coffee but obviously without the ice and a tad less condensed milk. Ca phe sua nong is essentially a Vietnamese sweetened espresso.
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