Coconut jam, which is the great combination of coconut meat, sugar and milk, is the favorite dessert of many Vietnamese people ... Pandan leaves can give the jam the color of light green, while ...

tri-colored chè), which stands out with golden-hued mung beans layered over bright green pandan jelly and coconut; and chè bà ba, made with taro, cassava, and a type of Vietnamese sweet potato.

Food vendors sold a wide array of sandwiches, desserts and rice dishes. Food at Tet tends to be green, sticky and with an emphasis on meat, said Tho Nguyen, a leader in the Vietnamese American Ass ...

Knowing my insatiable sweet tooth, my mom would murmur a few words to our waitress, who’d bustle over with plastic drink cups, spoons stuck through the lids. Vietnamese desserts tiptoe the line ...

including multiple types of chè (traditional Vietnamese dessert soups, puddings, and beverages). The sweet, dyed-green rice was complemented by soft coconut cream. The two together were enjoyable ...