CHá CHUˇI COMBINES THE TASTES OF SWEET RIPE BANANA, GREASY
COCONUT MILK, TOASTED PEANUTS, AND FRESH SHREDDED COCONUT. BOTH
THE HOT AND COLD VERSIONS ARE SCRUMPTIOUS!
CHá ßÜU XANH
I
'm an adult now, and although
I'm quite busy with work, I
always manage to put aside
some time to relive these
childhood memories when summer
comes around, like when I'm
wandering around the Old Quarter
and stop at a familiar restaurant to
taste the flavors of my childhood.
Winter is the time for chà sen, chÃ
tr´i tµu, and chà con ong while chÃ
cËm and chà th≠ng are for autumn.
So what about summer, the best
season to enjoy cold sweet soup?
You have an array of them, from chÃ
ÆÀu xanh, Chà ÆÀu Æen, chà buÎi, chË
sen, and chà khoai to chà chuËi. And
it doesn't matter if you want to seek
a new experience by ordering a hot
bowl of sweet soup during the hot
summer days.
You can try these dishes at
LUTULATA *39 Hang Cot, Hoan
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Chà ÆÀu xanh (Green bean sweet soup),
one member in "the chà collection",
always convinces me that green beans
and coconut milk - its two main
ingredients- were born to be together.
The aromatic and lightly sweet green
beans blend with the greasy taste
of coconut milk, making the dish
incredible delicious and sweet smelling.
Enjoy a bowl of chà ÆÀu xanh with ice
and forget all your fatigue on account of
the heat.
CHá CHUˇI
Its simple name is derived from its
main ingredient - banana. Chà chuËi
(banana sweet soup) is prepared
according to the traditional recipe.
Chubby pale yellow bananas are peeled,
cut into slices, marinated with a little
sugar and salt, and then cooked with
coconut milk. Chà chuËi combines the
tastes of sweet ripe banana, greasy
coconut milk, toasted peanuts, and
fresh shredded coconut. Both the hot
and cold versions are scrumptious!
chà ÆÀu xanh; chà ÆÀu Æen remains a
simple brown black. The soft cooked
black beans with a little coconut milk,
shredded coconut, and toasted peanuts
are charming enough to entice your
stomach.
CHá TH¶NG
The greasy taste of coconut milk and
the aroma of green beans are two
signature features of chà th≠ng - a
special sweet soup in the South. Its
main ingredients include green beans,
black mushrooms, peanuts, potato
powder, vanila, sugar, and shredded
coconut. To make the dish more
flavorsome, you can add a little salt
when preparing.
CHá ßÜU ßEN
CHá B¶ôI
Chà ÆÀu Æen (sweet black bean soup)
is a very p opular Vietnamese dish.
Actually, nothing cools your body better
than black beans in the hot summer.
It's the reason why no matter how
many types of sweet soup we invent,
chà ÆÀu Æen can be found in any
menu. In the colorful world of mixed
sweet soup, chà th∏i, chà khoai, and
On hot summer days, enjoying chÃ
buÎi (sweet pomelo soup) with chewy
pomelo pulp, green beans, and coconut
milk over ice makes for the best dining
experience. Prepared according to the
traditional recipe, the pomelo pulp
loses its bitterness. It is an impressive
dish, even for the most discerning
diners.
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