Top 5 Hue Sweet Gruels: In Hue, there are dozens of kinds of sweet gruel, each with its own special flavor. Hue people are skillful with their hands and eat sophisticatedly, so they can process many kinds of tea that are both strange, delicious and nutritious.
There are high-quality but sophisticated sweet gruels such as lotus seed sweet gruel, longan lotus seed sweet gruel, Pomegranate seed seaweed jelly sweet gruel… Some popular sweet gruels such as corn sweet gruel, purple potato sweet gruel, green bean sweet gruel, filtered powder sweet gruel, mixed tea. Here is a list of delicious Hue sweet soup that you should try!
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TOP 5 HUE SWEET GRUELS
1. Lotus seed sweet gruel (chè hạt sen)
Lotus seed sweet gruel is a high-quality sweet gruel of Hue people. the sweet gruel is made from lotus seeds in Tinh Tam Lake. Lotus seeds are steamed, then cooked with white granulated sugar or clear rock sugar until it boils slightly. The sweetness of the sugar is enough to penetrate the lotus seeds to be caught out of the kitchen. In order to have a good pot of the soup, the cook must be on duty to keep an eye on the fire so that the fire burns just right, gently stirring and mixing, the time is just enough for the lotus seeds to “not be old, not young”. Cooked old, lotus seeds will lose their natural aroma. Cooked young, lotus flavor will not spread.
Lotus seed sweet gruel – Top 5 Hue Sweet Gruels
2. Longan lotus seed sweet gruel (chè hạt sen long nhãn)
Along with the same processing as lotus seed sweet gruel. The seeds in the lotus seed sweet gruel are taken from Tinh Tam lake combined with longan to create a very nutritious sweet gruel. The sweet gruel is very elaborately cooked, so this is a common dish to treat precious guests. Not only that but the sweet gruel also has many valuable health benefits such as treating insomnia, slow digestion, bloating stomach, anti-oxidation, beautifying the skin,… so this dish is considered as a “panacea” for human health.
Longan lotus seed sweet gruel – Top 5 Hue Sweet Gruels
3. Purple potato sweet gruel (Chè khoai tía)
Purple potato sweet gruel is very popular with customers because of its color and taste. The sweet gruel is cooked from purple potatoes with a natural purple color, then cooked with coconut water and the fire is little. Add sugar to medium but do not lose the aroma of coconut water. Purple potato sweet gruel is fragrant and sweet.
Purple potato sweet gruel – Top 5 Hue Sweet Gruels
4. Tapioca starch balls sweet soup (Chè bột lọc)
Filtered powder sweet gruel has the form of small round balls, made of tapioca flour with grape filling inside. Filtered powder pellets have an interweaving between the white color of the natural powder color and the color of the sticky leaves, creating a harmonious color that catches the eye of the user. Filtered powdered sweet gruel is eaten with sugar water and ginger, so this is a sweet gruel that is always warm, never cold.
Tapioca starch balls sweet soup – Top 5 Hue Sweet Gruels
5. Corn sweet gruel (Chè bắp)
Talking about Hue sweet gruel, it is impossible not to mention corn sweet gruel, because this is the typical sweet soup of Hue people. Corn that is cooked must be young corn. The corn grated into small pieces, the flour, and white sugar is cooked until thickened. Corn sweet gruel has a very natural, rustic smell.
Corn sweet gruel – Top 5 Hue Sweet Gruels
6. Mock pomegranate seed seaweed jelly sweet gruel (Chè sương sa hạt lựu)
This is a fairly famous dish in Vietnam with the main ingredients being jelly and pomegranate seeds (a powder made like the seeds of a pomegranate stick together). Although called gruel, with a mild sweetness and moderate fat, it is more like a refreshing drink than sweet gruel.
There are two ways to enjoy it:
- Put a lot of ice into the glass, for the main purpose of refreshment.
- Put a little sweet gruel into a small cup, eat slowly to enjoy.
Usually, people add banana oil or vanilla oil to create a more attractive flavor.
Mock pomegranate seed seaweed jelly sweet gruel – Top 5 Hue Sweet Gruels
7. Banana sweet gruel
Banana with the combination of ripe yellow banana soaked in honey gives the sweet gruel a very beautiful color. The dish is made meticulously, bananas are soaked in honey and grilled on charcoal, then cut into small pieces, and then poured in with fragrant coconut milk. Sweet gruel is very suitable to eat on a hot summer day because of its coolness.
Banana sweet gruel – Top 5 Hue Sweet Gruels
