David Lebovitz has an ice cream in his cookbook 'The Perfect Scoop'
called Vietnamese Coffee Ice Cream. He says how much he enjoyed
the coffee in Vietnam it inspired him to make the ice cream.

Recipe repeated here-
http://cafefernando.com/vietnamese-coffee-ice-cream/

I love the ice cream, but couldn't remember ever having Vietnamese
coffee. I was in Quang Nam province for a year in 1969-70.

But each time I eat this ice cream I remember eating a vanilla ice
cream in the village. There was no refrigeration in the village, so
it was a rare treat for the villagers and I was privileged to be able
to join them. I remember it being a grayish color & very sweet. I
don't remember seeing a container of any kind.

It may have just tasted so good because 0f the circumstances under
which it was consumed-- but if anyone knows what was special about
this ice cream, I'd like to try to make some.

thanks,
Jim