Chè trôi nước

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).

Chè trôi nước/bánh chay

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]

See also

• Chè
• Gulab jamun
• List of desserts
• Mochi
• Tangyuan