Vietnamese · dessert
Che Ba Mau (Three-Color Dessert)
Che Ba Mau (Three-Color Dessert) reads sweetness 7.3, fruity 4.5 and sourness 4.4 on Palate's 0–10 flavor X-ray — a Vietnamese dessert, about 1 hr 30 min. Measured from the recipe itself: ingredients and technique.
The flavor X-ray — six axes, 0–10
- Umami & Savory — 3.8 / 10
- Sweet & Fruity — 8.6 / 10
- Sour & Bright — 4.4 / 10
- Bitter & Earthy — 0.9 / 10
- Rich & Fat — 5.4 / 10
- Aromatic & Spice — 1.9 / 10
The measured notes (of 18)
Sweetness 7.3 · Fruity 4.5 · Sourness 4.4 · Richness 4.4 · Salinity 3.5 · Nutty 3.2 · Floral 1.9 · Funk & Ferment 1.7 · Marine & Briny 1.1 · Umami 1.0 · Earthy 0.9 · Herbaceous 0.7
What's in it (9)
- 1/2 cup dried mung beans
- 1/2 cup dried red adzuki beans
- 1 package pandan jelly (or 1 tsp agar with pandan juice)
- 1 can (13.5 oz) coconut milk
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup tapioca pearls
- 4 pandan leaves
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 4 cups shaved ice
Time & effort: about 1 hr 30 min (25 min active) · effort: medium
Nutrition (per 100 g, engine-estimated): 111 kcal, 3.2 g protein, 4.2 g fat, 18.2 g carbs
Dietary: Vegetarian · Contains dairy — engine-derived; double-check anything allergy-critical.
How it's cooked (3 steps)
- Cook mung beans and red beans separately in sugar syrup until soft.
- Make pandan jelly from agar, pandan leaf juice, and sugar, and cut into cubes when set.
- Layer the three components in a tall glass over shaved ice and pour sweetened salted coconut milk over the top.
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- Dadar Gulung (Green Coconut Crepes) — Indonesian
- Varenyky z Vyshniamy (Sour Cherry Varenyky) — Ukrainian
- Syrniki (Сырники) — Russian
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