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Chè trôi nước (sometimes 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 filled with mung bean paste bathed in a sweet clear or brown syrup made of water, sugar, and grated ginger root. It is generally warmed before eating and garnished with sesame seeds and coconut milk. It is often served during Lunar New Year or, more recently, during the Cold-Eating Festival (March 3 in the Vietnamese calendar).
 A bowl of chè trôi nước | |
| Type | Dessert |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | Vietnam |
| Region or state | Southeast Asia |
| Serving temperature | Warm |
| Main ingredients | Mung bean paste, glutinous rice flour, water, sugar, ginger root |
| Variations | Bánh trôi, bánh chay |
Two northern Vietnamese desserts, bánh trôi (also called bánh trôi nước) and bánh chay, are similar to chè trôi nước. Chè trôi nước is also similar to the Chinese dish tangyuan.
In southern Vietnam, three bowls of chè xôi nước are customarily prepared for Tết Ông Táo, or Ông Táo's Return to Heaven, which takes place on December 23.[1]
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editReferences
edit- ^ McAllister, Patrick, and Thi Cam Tu Luckman. “The Kitchen God Returns to Heaven [Ông Táo Về Trời]: Popular Culture, Social Knowledge and Folk Beliefs in Vietnam.” Journal of Vietnamese Studies 10, no. 1 (2015): 110–50. https://doi.org/10.1525/vs.2015.10.1.110.
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