Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Chè đậu ván - Bean Tea

Chè đậu ván - Bean Tea

Lotus Seed - Che Hat Sen

Lotus Seed - Che Hat Sen #HoChiMinh #Vietnam

A stall of Chè Vietnam

Chè  is a Vietnamese term that refers to any traditional Vietnamese sweet beverage, dessert soup or pudding. Referred to colloquially as three color drink, varieties of Chè are made with mung beans, black-eyed peas, kidney beans, tapioca, jelly (clear or grass), fruit (longan, mango, durian, lychee or jackfruit), and coconut cream. Other types are made with ingredients such as salt, aloe vera, seaweed, lotus seed, sesame seed, sugar palm seeds, taro, cassava and pandan leaf extract. Some varieties, such as chè trôi nước, may also include dumplings. Chè are often prepared with one of a number of varieties of beans, tubers, and/or glutinous rice, cooked in water and sweetened with sugar. In southern Vietnam, chè are often garnished with coconut creme.

Chè Bắp - Corn Pudding

Chè Bắp -  Corn Pudding

Banana with Tapioca in Sweet Coconut Milk - Che Chuoi

Banana with Tapioca in Sweet Coconut Milk - Che Chuoi #HoChiMinh #Vietnam

Pomelo Sweet Soup Dessert - Che Buoi

Pomelo Sweet Soup Dessert - Che Buoi #HoCHiMinh #Hanoi #Hue #Vietnam

Rice Cakes - Bánh bò

Rice Cakes - Bánh bò #HoChiMinh #Vietnam