Vietnamese Coffee

Vietnamese Coffee

Intangible Heritage

In the 1850s, French missionaries imported coffee plants into Indochina. The early coffee industry in Vietnam was disrupted by series of wars until 1975, after the Vietnam War. Now, Vietnam is the second largest coffee producer in the world. Vietnamese coffee exemplifies how a culture’s cuisine, language and economy can be affected by colonization and immigration. Beyond the intangible effects, coffee plantations (tangible, immovable) and their harvests (tangible, movable) have altered the country’s natural heritage. The risk of unexploded ordnance from the Vietnam War (armed conflict heritage) further affects farmer’s search for more land to grow coffee. After the Vietnam War, the Vietnamese Communist Party’s failed agriculture collectivization efforts prompted them to turn towards coffee production. This specific location is the Central Highlands, where Vietnamese coffee plantations grow most of their Robusta coffee beans. Vietnam is “one of the world’s most vulnerable countries to climate change” because of its low altitude, proximity to the Mekong Delta, and South China Sea coastline. Unpredictable precipitation patterns, rising sea levels and temperatures greatly affect Vietnamese coffee bean production. Digitally, Vietnamese coffee culture has been preserved primarily through social media platforms who have made the iced Vietnamese coffee drink an international phenomenon.

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https://perfectdailygrind.com/2021/12/a-breakdown-of-vietnamese-coffee-producing-regions/

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Currently, the Central Highlands is highlighted on the map. Other coffee-producing provinces include: Robusta - Central Highlands Arabica - Da Lat, Dien Bien, Nghe An, Son La, and Quang Tri Source of information: https://perfectdailygrind.com/2021/12/a-breakdown-of-vietnamese-coffee-producing-regions/ https://www.vietnamdrive.com/vietnam-map/ Media Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page https://www.vietnamdrive.com/photos/vietnam-map.pdf

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