1 - Banana sweet gruel - top popular types of Vietnamese che

Che or sweet gruel is a popular snack in Vietnam, it can be in the form of a pudding, or a simple drink that combines fruits, vegetables, beans, seeds, glutinous rice and tapioca, and is often topped with coconut milk. This is an addictive dish that is loved by many diners.

Banana sweet gruel is a delicious dessert made from bananas. Bananas cooked in coconut milk have a sweet creamy taste, subtle banana scent and look like pudding. A few roasted peanuts sprinkled on top of the bowl makes the dish even more special.

 

2 -  Round rice ball sweet soup (Chè trôi nước)

This is a type of glutinous rice cake filled with mung bean paste and cooked in sweet ginger syrup. This dessert literally means cake that floats on top of water when it's boiled. Round rice ball sweet soup is usually sprinkled with white sesame seeds and a little coconut milk and eaten hot.

 

3 - Sweet soup with corn

This is one of the most attractive types of Vietnamese che, made from sweet corn, glutinous rice, and often topped with condensed coconut milk and syrup. It can be eaten hot or cold, as a snack, at any hour of the day. The natural sweetness of corn combined with coconut milk makes for a very pleasant summer dish.

 

4 - Lotus seed sweet soup with longan

Lotus sweet siyo originated from Hue, the ancient capital of Vietnam. With a very simple form of tea along with a mildly sweet taste and many health benefits, lotus tea has become one of the most popular desserts among locals. The dish doesn't have too many special ingredients, but requires meticulousness and patience from peeling lotus seeds to simmering without breaking them. Lotus seed sweet gruel is often cooked with longan and when eaten, sprinkled with a few drops of pomelo flower oil. Eating this dessert regularly will help you reduce stress and improve sleep quality.

5 - Fake pomegranate seeds sweet gruel  

As one of the most popular types of Vietnamese che, fake pomegranate seeds sweet gruel is made with agar jelly, imitation pomegranate seeds, chickpea flour and coconut milk. This is a good cooling dish on hot summer days in Vietnam. Pomegranate seeds are brightly colored seeds, made into jelly, cut into small cubes and coated with tapioca. The tea has a cool, slightly sweet taste and it blends in perfectly with the smooth coconut milk.

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6 - Sweet potato sweet gruel

Sweet potato tea is a typical Southern Vietnamese dessert, containing a variety of ingredients. This mouthwatering dessert is made with taro, tapioca and sweet potatoes, cooked in coconut milk, and garnished with soft, chewy tapioca balls. Its creamy taste and bold sweetness will make you unforgettable.

7 - Thai sweet gruel - top types of Vietnamese che to try

Sweet and creamy Thai sweet gruel is one of the most delicious che Vietnam, suitable to be served on hot summer days. Instead of going out in hot weather to enjoy this dish, you can also make your own Thai sweet gruel at home with a simple cooking process. Derived from the traditional dish of Thailand, the food is also known as "chong" or worm sweet gruel or banh chung as the Southern people call it.

The dish consists of simple ingredients, so diners can feel secure when enjoying it such as: crispy pomegranate jelly, young coconut jelly, clear coconut pearls, familiar tiny pearls combined with fragrant green long fibers having the smell of the typical sticky leaf scent of Thai foods; and then covered with ivory white coconut milk.

 

8 - Sweet soup with grilled pork wrapped in cassava flour

Another outstanding name in the list of the most tasty types of Vietnamese che is sweet soup with grilled pork wrapped in cassava flour. This is actually rice dumpling cakes coated with roasted pork. The shell of the cakes are thin and transparent, so you can immediately see the filling inside. The filling consists of roasted pork with wood ear and many spices to create aroma and sweet and salty taste.

Not everyone is easily satisfied with this dish, because of the salty rim of meat, who would eat it with sweet, fragrant sticky rice leaves,  but there are also people who are fascinated by the harmony between the two sweet and salty flavors, between the attractive aroma of roasted pork and wood ear with the gentle aroma of ginger and sticky leaves.

Hope the article “Top types of Vietnamese che to try” above is helpful for your upcoming trip to Vietnam.


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