Vicky Lau :: 2009 Vietnam

4th - 7th Dec 2009
4 days: Field-trip tour
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十一月尾,咖啡Sir忽然告知,說正在組織一個越南咖啡考察團,聯同當地有connection的咖啡買家作嚮導,觀摩咖啡由頭到尾的生產程序。兩星期後出發。幾乎不用考慮便參加,一來從未到過越南,二來咖啡考察團坊間少有,這次不去不知待到何時再有機會。連搞簽証和落實行程及安排,轉眼又出發。
 
親身到咖啡園「執豆」,到咖啡廠看整個處理生產過程,發覺最基本的:咖啡果的來源,並沒有有系統的控制和品質監督。之後無論怎樣去殼處理或包裝,也難以做出一致及高品質的咖啡。亦可能因為這樣,雖然越南作為世界第二大咖啡出口國,但始終未能成名。

除了「看」,當然少不了到不同的咖啡店「踢館」。有來自澳洲的Glory Jeans和Belaroma,意大利的Espressamente illy,和越南當地的Highlands Coffee。整體感覺是,一杯咖啡的好壞,豆的出身和沖調技巧,是相輔相成的。

行程表:

2009.12.04 香港 - 胡志明市: 市內觀光及踢館 - 大勒 (Dalat):夜訪全越最大的咖啡處理廠
2009.12.05 大勒 (Dalat): 參觀咖啡園和茶園,採咖啡,再到咖啡廠做coffee cupping。
2009.12.06 大勒 (Dalat) - 胡志明市: 繼續踢館,食海鮮
2009.12.07 胡志明市: 繼續踢館,到訪咖啡包裝廠 - 香港

Everyone is a millionaire.
One of the many stalls at Ben Thanh Market, which sells coffee beans.
The food stalls at Ben Thanh Market
Everyone is a millionaire.
One of the many stalls at Ben Thanh Market, which sells coffee beans.
The food stalls at Ben Thanh Market

The tile floor at Post Office
At the Post Office, photo of Mr Ho Chi Minh behind. But what are they doing...


The tile floor at Post Office
At the Post Office, photo of Mr Ho Chi Minh behind. But what are they doing...
Post Office
Notre Dame Cathedral at HCMC
Outside Glory Jeans
The Australian Gloria Jeans
Post Office
Notre Dame Cathedral at HCMC
Outside Glory Jeans
The Australian Gloria Jeans
20+ people stormed into Glory Jeans for coffee

My espresso... what happened to the crema?! And espresso in a paper cup? You must be kidding...
Domestic flight from HCMC to Dalat
Visited the Coffee factory. A truckload of coffee was being offloaded for processing.
20+ people stormed into Glory Jeans for coffee
My espresso... what happened to the crema?! And espresso in a paper cup? You must be kidding...
Domestic flight from HCMC to Dalat
Visited the Coffee factory. A truckload of coffee was being offloaded for processing.
One of the bags of coffee fruit
A hill of coffee raw fruits
Workers busy offloading coffee fruit from the truck
Machines separating the green and the red fruits for processing.
One of the bags of coffee fruit
A hill of coffee raw fruits
Workers busy offloading coffee fruit from the truck
Machines separating the green and the red fruits for processing.
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