(literally "floating dessert wading in water"; also called in southern Vietnam, in northern Vietnam) is a Vietnamese dessert made of glutinous rice filled with mung bean paste bathed in a sweet clear or brown syrup made of water, sugar, and grated ginger root. It is generally warmed before eating and garnished with sesame seeds and coconut milk. It is often served during Lunar New Year or, more recently, during the Cold-Eating Festival (March 3 in the Vietnamese calendar).
Two northern Vietnamese desserts, (also called ) and , are similar to . is also similar to the Chinese dish ( / ).
In southern Vietnam, three bowls of are customarily prepared for , or 's Return to Heaven, which takes place on December 23.
See also
List of desserts
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