chè khoai

Mẹ tôi nấu chè khoai rất ngon.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Sweet potato dessert soup: A traditional Vietnamese sweet soup or dessert made primarily from sweet potatoes, cooked in a sweetened liquid, often with coconut milk or sugar syrup. It is a type of "chè" (Vietnamese sweet soup/pudding).

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Mẹ tôi nấu chè khoai rất ngon. (My mother cooks very delicious sweet potato dessert soup.)
  • Chè khoai là món tráng miệng phổ biến ở Việt Nam. (Sweet potato dessert soup is a popular dessert in Vietnam.)
  • Trời lạnh, ăn một bát chè khoai nóng thì tuyệt. (On a cold day, eating a bowl of hot sweet potato dessert soup is wonderful.)

Advanced Usage

• "chè khoai mật": sweet potato dessert soup cooked with molasses or a specific, often darker, sugar syrup.
  • Quán này có món chè khoai mật đặc biệt. (This shop has a special molasses sweet potato dessert soup.)

Variants and Related Words

• Chè (n): a general term for any Vietnamese sweet soup, pudding, or beverage dessert.

  • Có rất nhiều loại chè như chè đậu đen, chè chuối. (There are many types of chè, such as black bean dessert soup and banana dessert soup.)

• Khoai lang (n): sweet potato, the main ingredient.

  • Khoai lang có thể dùng để nấu chè hoặc nướng. (Sweet potatoes can be used to make dessert soup or to bake.)

Synonyms

• Sweet potato pudding: A common English translation.
• Sweet potato soup (dessert): Descriptive translation specifying it is a sweet dish.

Related Concepts

• Comfort food: is often considered a simple, nostalgic comfort food in Vietnamese cuisine.
• Street food dessert: It is commonly sold as a street food or in local dessert shops.