Posts Tagged ‘Vietnamese Desserts Recipes’

Gac is commonly known as trái gấc or quả gấc (trái/quả meaning "fruit") in Vietnamese. It is known variously as Baby Jackfruit, Spiny Bitter Gourd, Sweet Gourd, Momordica Cochinchinensis or Cochinchin Gourd in English .The yellow flesh is creamy like an avocado but a bit bitter. In Vietnam gac has been traditionally used as both food and medicine .... Full story

Vietnamese nougat This is the famous nougat from the Vietnamese capital Imperial (Hue) - a mixture of peanut, flour, sesame peanut, sugar. Ingredients: 1 cup sugar 2/3 cup roasted peanut 1/2 cup roasted sesame 2 tablespoons waterchestnut flour juice of 1/2 lemon 2/3 cup water 2 tablespoons cooking oil 1/4 teaspoon vanilla essence metal tray Method: Grease metal tray with ... Full story

In Vietnam,Chè are often prepared with one of a number of varieties of beans and/or glutinous rice, cooked in water and sweetened with sugar. Other ingredients may include tapioca starch, salt, and pandan leaf extract. Each variety of chè is designated by a descriptive word or phrase that follows the word chè, such as chè đậu đỏ (literally "red bean chè").They may be served hot ... Full story