{"id":1599,"date":"2026-03-20T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/blog\/news\/national-geographic-vietnam-coffee-experience\/"},"modified":"2026-05-09T20:00:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T11:00:53","slug":"natgeo-vietnam-coffee","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/news\/natgeo-vietnam-coffee\/","title":{"rendered":"National Geographic Names a Vietnamese Coffee Experience Among 12 in the World"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Selected for National Geographic's \"12 of the World's Best Food Experiences\" was<a href=\"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/blog\/area\/vietnam-coffee\/\">Vietnamese Coffee<\/a>the experience of brewing it. Traditional extraction using a phin filter, along with distinctive twists like egg coffee and salt coffee, earned high praise as \"a local tradition that produces unforgettable flavors.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">News overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">National Geographic carefully selected 12 food experiences from food cultures around the world under the theme of \"traditions that enliven a place through the unforgettable flavors created by local experts.\" From Vietnam,<a href=\"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/blog\/featured\/coffee-guide\/\">the experience of brewing coffee<\/a>was chosen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What drew particular attention was<a href=\"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/blog\/area\/hoian\/\">Hoi An<\/a>the coffee experience around. Despite being one of the world's leading coffee producers, the history of Vietnam developing its own distinctive ways of drinking centered on<a href=\"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/blog\/vietnam-coffee-beans\/\">Robusta<\/a>became the point of evaluation. Phin-filter dripping, the combination with condensed milk, and even creative twists like egg coffee and salt coffee are introduced as a uniqueness not found in other coffee cultures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">National Geographic's selection differs from a mere food ranking in that it values the worth of an \"experience\" tied to the land's culture and history. The significance of Vietnamese coffee being recognized by global media as a \"cultural experience\" rather than just a \"drink\" is considerable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Vietnamese readers' reactions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Vietnam, joy spread over the international recognition of its coffee culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\"As a Vietnamese, I'm proud. To think the c\u00e0 ph\u00ea s\u1eefa \u0111\u00e1 I drink every morning would be recognized by the world.\" (Male)<\/li>\n<li>\"It's interesting that egg coffee and salt coffee are getting attention. Both only spread over the past 10 to 20 years.\" (Female)<\/li>\n<li>\"Being chosen by Nat Geo is a big deal. I hope this brings even more tourists.\" (Male)<\/li>\n<li>\"A new form of tourism\u2014coffee tourism\u2014is emerging. Da Lat and Buon Ma Thuot should draw attention too.\" (Female)<\/li>\n<li>\"The phin filter culture is uniquely Vietnamese. Among all the drip methods in the world, it's the simplest and most beautiful.\" (Male)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Impact and key points for Japanese tourists<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Join a coffee experience tour.<\/strong>Around Hoi An and Da Nang,<a href=\"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/blog\/vietnam-cooking-class\/\">cooking classes<\/a>and similarly, workshops where you can learn how to brew coffee are increasing. From how to use a phin filter to how to choose beans, you can experience authentic techniques in one to two hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Visit a coffee-growing region.<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/blog\/area\/dalat\/\">Da Lat<\/a>is one of Vietnam's leading coffee-growing regions, and plantation tours are popular. Arabica grown on highlands at an elevation of 1,500 meters is drawing attention from third-wave coffee fans in Japan as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>For a souvenir, get a phin filter and beans.<\/strong>The phin filter, which can be bought at local supermarkets and markets for a few tens of thousands of dong (a few hundred yen), is a practical<a href=\"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/blog\/vietnam-souvenir-ranking-2026\/\">Souvenirs<\/a>that lets you recreate the authentic taste even after returning home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reference:<a href=\"https:\/\/thanhnien.vn\/pha-ca-phe-o-viet-nam-vao-top-trai-nghiem-am-thuc-the-gioi-theo-tap-chi-my-185260210145646517.htm\">Pha c\u00e0 ph\u00ea \u1edf Vi\u1ec7t Nam v\u00e0o top tr\u1ea3i nghi\u1ec7m \u1ea9m th\u1ef1c th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi, theo t\u1ea1p ch\u00ed M\u1ef9<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u7c73\u30ca\u30b7\u30e7\u30ca\u30eb\u30b8\u30aa\u30b0\u30e9\u30d5\u30a3\u30c3\u30af\u8a8c\u304c\u9078\u3076\u300c\u4e16\u754c\u306e\u98df\u4f53\u9a1312\u9078\u300d\u306b\u3001\u30d9\u30c8\u30ca\u30e0\u30b3\u30fc\u30d2\u30fc\u306e\u6df9\u308c\u65b9\u4f53\u9a13\u304c\u9078\u51fa\u3055\u308c\u305f\u3002\u30d5\u30a3\u30f3 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"swell_btn_cv_data":"","ssp_meta_description":"\u30ca\u30b7\u30e7\u30ca\u30eb\u30b8\u30aa\u30b0\u30e9\u30d5\u30a3\u30c3\u30af\u8a8c\u306e\u300c\u4e16\u754c\u306e\u98df\u4f53\u9a1312\u9078\u300d\u306b\u30d9\u30c8\u30ca\u30e0\u30b3\u30fc\u30d2\u30fc\u306e\u6df9\u308c\u65b9\u4f53\u9a13\u304c\u9078\u51fa\u3002\u30db\u30a4\u30a2\u30f3\u5468\u8fba\u3067\u697d\u3057\u3081\u308b\u30d5\u30a3\u30f3\u30c9\u30ea\u30c3\u30d7\u3001\u30a8\u30c3\u30b0\u30b3\u30fc\u30d2\u30fc\u3001\u5869\u30b3\u30fc\u30d2\u30fc\u306e\u4f53\u9a13\u4fa1\u5024\u3068\u3001\u30b3\u30fc\u30d2\u30fc\u30c4\u30fc\u30ea\u30ba\u30e0\u306e\u5e83\u304c\u308a\u3092\u307e\u3068\u3081\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002","ssp_meta_keyword":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[39,19],"tags":[242,243,244,238],"purpose":[148,129,147,151],"keyword":[175,168,179,172,177,169,201,178],"location":[411,299,414,423],"class_list":["post-1599","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry","category-coffee","category-news","tag-coffee-culture","tag-coffee-farm-experience","tag-phin-drip-tag","tag-vietnamese-coffee-tag","purpose-agritourism","purpose-cafe","purpose-coffee-tour","purpose-learning-experience","keyword-egg-coffee","keyword-coffee","keyword-coffee-farm","keyword-specialty-coffee","keyword-phin-drip","keyword-vietnamese-coffee","keyword-local","keyword-roasting","location-da-lat","location-hanoi","location-buon-ma-thuot","location-central-highlands"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/1599","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1599"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/1599\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2598,"href":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/1599\/revisions\/2598"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1599"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1599"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1599"},{"taxonomy":"purpose","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/purpose?post=1599"},{"taxonomy":"keyword","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/keyword?post=1599"},{"taxonomy":"location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/location?post=1599"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}