''Chè trôi nước'' (or sometimes is called ''Chè xôi nước'' in Southern Vietnam or ''Bánh chay'' in Northern Vietnam, both meaning "floating dessert wading in water") is a
Vietnamese dessert made of
glutinous rice
Glutinous rice ('' Oryza sativa var. glutinosa''; also called sticky rice, sweet rice or waxy rice) is a type of rice grown mainly in Southeast and East Asia, and the northeastern regions of South Asia, which has opaque grains, very low amyl ...
filled with
mung bean
The mung bean (''Vigna radiata''), alternatively known as the green gram, maash ( fa, ماش٫ )٫ mūng (), monggo, or munggo (Philippines), is a plant species in the Fabaceae, legume family.Brief Introduction of Mung Bean. Vigna Radiata ...
paste bathed in a sweet clear or brown syrup made of water, sugar, and grated
ginger
Ginger (''Zingiber officinale'') is a flowering plant whose rhizome, ginger root or ginger, is widely used as a spice and a folk medicine. It is a herbaceous perennial which grows annual pseudostems (false stems made of the rolled bases of ...
root. It is generally warmed before eating and garnished with
sesame
Sesame ( or ; ''Sesamum indicum'') is a flowering plant in the genus ''Sesamum'', also called benne. Numerous wild relatives occur in Africa and a smaller number in India. It is widely naturalized in tropical regions around the world and is cul ...
seeds and
coconut milk
Coconut milk is an opaque, milky-white liquid extracted from the grated pulp of mature coconuts. The opacity and rich taste of coconut milk are due to its high oil content, most of which is saturated fat. Coconut milk is a traditional food ...
. It is often served during Lunar New Year or more recently, served in the Cold-Eating Festival (March 3 in the
Vietnamese calendar).
Two northern Vietnamese desserts, ''bánh trôi'' (also called ''bánh trôi nước'') and ''bánh chay'', are similar to ''chè trôi nước'' (description of it stated above). ''Chè trôi nước'' is also similar to a
Chinese dish called ''
tangyuan''.
See also
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Chè
''Chè'' () is any traditional Vietnamese sweet beverage, dessert soup or stew, or pudding. ''Chè'' includes a wide variety of distinct soups or puddings. Varieties of Chè can be made with mung beans, black-eyed peas, kidney beans, tapioca ...
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Gulab jamun
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List of desserts
A dessert is typically the sweet course that, after the entrée and main course, concludes a meal in the culture of many countries, particularly Western culture. The course usually consists of sweet foods, but may include other items. The word ...
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Mochi
is a Japanese rice cake made of , a short-grain japonica glutinous rice, and sometimes other ingredients such as water, sugar, and cornstarch. The rice is pounded into paste and molded into the desired shape. In Japan, it is traditionally ma ...
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Tangyuan
References
External links
''Chè trôi nước'' photo''Chè trôi nước'' photo
Vietnamese desserts
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