Cultured Palate: Dishes from Vietnam
| November 22, 2017
Chè
Chè is a popular dessert in Vietnam, and refers to a cold soup or pudding that can contain a huge variety of ingredients – it all depends on your taste. Most typically, chè contains soaked beans or peas, jelly of some kind (grass jelly, tapioca, or coconut jelly are common), fruit, and coconut cream.
There are many street stalls around Vietnam that will make chè to order. It’s the perfect refreshingly sweet treat for a hot and muggy day.
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