5 Vietnamese dishes in the list of 100 best coconut dishes in the world

Appearing at the top of the list of the best coconut dishes in Vietnam is pomelo sweet soup. This dish is made from a mixture of pomelo peel, mung beans and indispensable coconut milk. The green pomelo peel is peeled off and the white foam is used as the main ingredient. They are cut into squares, salted, soaked in water, washed, boiled and mixed with sugar and tapioca flour.

The mixture is further mixed with steamed mung beans, water, coconut milk and sugar until it reaches a thick consistency. This dessert is especially popular in the summer.

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The list of the world's 100 best coconut dishes also includes banh bo. This traditional Vietnamese sponge cake is flavored with coconut and made with yeast dough. There are several varieties depending on the shape, ingredients and preparation method, but all have a distinct spongy texture, which is why they are sometimes called honeycomb cakes.

Banh bo can be baked or steamed and colored with a variety of natural dyes, while the base is usually made of rice flour or tapioca flour. However, no one can explain why the cake is called banh bo.

Next is the fried shrimp and coconut rice dish originating from Ben Tre . The dish includes rice steamed in a coconut with coconut water, additional ingredients such as carrots, onions, lotus seeds, peas... and served with fried shrimp.

Banh phu the is a traditional Vietnamese dessert made from tapioca flour and mung beans. Other ingredients include sugar, grated coconut, and pandan leaves. The dessert is visually appealing due to its translucent green color in the original version.

The last dish is the pandan waffle, a traditional waffle originating from Vietnam. These pandan waffles are made from a mixture of flour, sugar, eggs, tapioca starch, coconut milk, baking powder and pandan extract. The pandan leaves give the waffles their green color and distinctive aroma.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/5-mon-an-viet-nam-vao-danh-sach-100-mon-co-dua-ngon-nhat-the-gioi-18524090908312552.htm