Yes that’s a clickbait headline, but I wouldn’t go vintage Buzzfeed on you if I wasn’t being earnest. So let me tell you about this coffee I had the other night.
I’m eating out at a fancy Vietnamese joint in downtown DC. Since I don’t drink alcohol, I have to scan the back of the menu to find the spiritual kiddie table that is the zero-proof section. The restaurant has only three options, one of which is “salted Vietnamese coffee.” Because this drink is still in the early stages of the cultural appropriation process, I have never heard of it before. The menu offers no details past the name of the drink, and I’m trying to avoid a visit to Dr. Rick by being the dad who asks the server 50 questions before ordering anything. So I don’t know if this coffee will be iced or hot. Because it’s listed under “soft drinks,” I don’t know if it’ll be carbonated or not. I don’t know how salty it will be.
