Ingredients

  • 3 tbspred beans(cooked sweetened)
  • 3 tbspmung beans(cooked sweetened)
  • 3 tbsppandan jelly(green, cubed)
  • ½ cupcrushed ice
  • ½ cupcoconut milk
  • 2 tbspsimple syrup
  • 🍋coconut cream(garnish)

🔧 Tools

bar spoonjigger

Instructions

  1. Layer red beans at the bottom of a tall glass.
  2. Add mung beans as the second layer.
  3. Top with green pandan jelly cubes.
  4. Add crushed ice over the layers.
  5. Pour coconut milk and syrup on top.

📜 History

Che Ba Mau, meaning "three-color dessert drink," is a traditional Vietnamese sweet beverage with roots in southern Vietnamese cuisine. This layered drink showcases three distinct colors from mung beans, red beans, and pandan jelly, representing Vietnamese aesthetic sensibilities around food presentation. The drink evolved from simpler che (sweet soup) recipes and became popular at Vietnamese dessert shops and street vendors throughout the country.

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