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Description
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| Chè
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A sweet dessert beverage or pudding, it is usually made from beans and sticky rice. Many varieties of chè are available, each with different fruits, beans (for example, mung beans or kidney beans), and other ingredients. Chè can be served hot or cold and often with coconut milk.
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| Rau câu
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This popular dessert is made with a type of red algae called Gracilaria and is flavored with coconut milk, pandan or other flavors. It is eaten cold by itself or added to drinks and Chè.
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| Chuối chiên
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Banana deep-fried in a batter, often served hot with cold ice cream, usually vanilla or coconut
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| Bánh flan
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Influenced by French cuisine and served with caramel or coffee sauce
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| Sinh tố
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A fruit smoothie made with just a few teaspoons of sweetened condensed milk, crushed ice and fresh, local fruits. The smoothies' many varieties include custard apple, sugar apple, avocado, jackfruit, soursop, durian, strawberry, passionfruit, dragonfruit, lychee, mango, and banana.
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| Sữa chua
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Local variant of yogurt, which was brought to Vietnam by French colonists. Made with condensed milk, it has a sweet, tart flavor. It can be eaten in its cool, soft form, or frozen, in which form it is often sold in small, clear bags.
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| Bánh bò
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A sweet and airy sponge cake flavored with coconut milk, made from rice flour, water, sugar, and yeast.
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| Bánh da lợn
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A sweet, soft, steamed layer cake made with rice flour, mung bean, coconut milk, water, and sugar with alternating layers of starch and flavored filling. Taro or durian are typically used for the layers of filling.
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| Bánh rán
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A deep-fried glutinous rice ball dish.
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