Seven international coffee drinks you should try

You’ve heard of vanilla lattes, but your daily fix may be even more basic than previously thought. Coffee is practically a universal language unto itself, enjoyed in a variety of ways around the globe, from being blended with tea to being topped with an egg custard. Luckily, you don’t need a passport to step out of your coffee comfort zone, as these Chicago spots offer some worldly alternatives.

1) Vietnamese vanilla custard coffee, Ca Phe Da  

When Ca Phe Da owner Thai Dang traveled through northern Vietnam, he fell in love with egg custard coffee, a drink with French colonial influences. When Vietnamese people were working with French chefs during the country’s French occupation, they saw the chefs making sabayon, a ultra-whipped light custard. At HaiSous, Dang uses a double boiler to whip egg yolks with Tahitian vanilla bean and condensed milk. Then, once the mixture gets to a…