Cambodian Iced Coffee

Stir before you drink.

Cambodian iced coffee. Open can of sweetened condensed milk and place the open can in a pot with water it should come about 1 3 to 1 2 way up. Place the insert called a cup. Let coffee cool a bit so it s not scalding hot lukewarm is best. But here s a good starter for ten to get you going.

Among many of the remnants of french indochina one finds throughout vietnam and cambodia one of the most delightful to the palate is the iced coffee known in khmer as café toek doh koh toek gok that s a tongue twister for me too i just ask for coffee and locals understand. Firstly warm your cup with some hot water place the phin on top of your cup or glass add your coffee into the chamber and tap to level it out a bit start with 1 rounded tablespoon and you can adjust this. Strong drip coffee works or you can use a french press. Iced coffee is the most popular coffee in cambodia and widely enjoyed too.

Little wonder the saying goes the day doesn t begin in cambodia until a large plastic cup or bag of iced coffee is consumed to kick start the morning with an essential caffeine boost. Instructions make strong black coffee. It s a sweet and refreshing drink. Be sure to admire the layers at this stage.

Pour coffee into a mug and then pour the sweetened condensed milk on top. Add ice and serve. Iced coffee gah fay dteuk gork in khmer is a sweet and refreshing essential to any trip to cambodia with prices typically starting from khr1 000 20 pence. Depending on who you buy it from the beverage comes in a flimsy plastic cup complete with a holder or in a tied plastic bag with a straw watch out for them hanging from moto drivers handlebars.