Ranked at number 21 with 4.1/5 stars, three-color chè is described by Taste Atlas as "a colorful Vietnamese dessert".

"Three-color sweet soup is a harmonious combination of many types of desserts. This dish can be both drunk and eaten," the website said.

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Three-color tea. Photo: Savory Sweet

Depending on the region and the maker, the ingredients of the dessert may vary slightly. However, it basically has sticky rice, tapioca pearls, lotus seeds, bean dessert, jelly, coconut milk, etc. The name “three colors” comes from the dessert having layers of red, yellow, and green.

Meanwhile, the Vietnamese version of flan or caramel (number 24) is also highly appreciated by the famous website for its smooth texture and attractive sweet flavor.

Che troi nuoc (No. 30) is a Vietnamese dessert that impresses diners with the fragrant aroma of the sweet soup made with palm sugar and ginger. Adding to the dish are soft and chewy balls of banh troi with a smooth mung bean filling.

This is one of the desserts that people especially love on cold days.

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Sweet rice dumplings. Photo: Cookpad

Many other Vietnamese dishes are also on this list such as fried bananas (32), pork skin cake (34), popped rice (40), coconut jelly (43), green bean cake (45), mixed sweet soup (46), sponge cake (50), banana cake (52), grapefruit sweet soup (56), sesame fried cakes (59), floating cakes (70), banana sweet soup (75), lotus seed sweet soup (83), green bean sweet soup (92).

Founded in 2015, Taste Atlas (headquartered in Zagreb, Croatia) is known as a map that brings together traditional dishes from around the world .

According to Matija Babić, founder of Taste Atlas, the food and beverage rankings are based on opinions and reviews from experts and food critics to ensure the reliability of the awards.

Broken rice, banh chung, and many other Vietnamese dishes have been honored to be included in the list of "the best rice dishes in Southeast Asia" by the famous culinary website Taste Atlas.