Vietnamese Grilled Banana - Dessert favourites around the world

Update: 14/03/2023
(TITC) - CNNFood Challenge showcases a list of 9 best desserts from around the world, including Grilled Bananas from South Vietnam.

According to dieticians, it is important to have a full 5-a-day meal to have a healthy mind and happy life. However, sometimes, life is too bitter to enjoy and indeed some sweetness, that’s the reason why “dessert” can make life jolly and enjoyable. For sweet-tooths, their preferenced 5-a-day meal would be dessert, dessert, dessert, dessert and dessert. And this group of nutrition will never make them fed up to have it everyday for sure.

Grilled banana cut in bite-size, enjoy with coconut milk and crushed peanuts (Photo: Vinpearl)

Banana is one of the most familiar fruits, especially for Vietnamese people. From this kind of yellowish fruit, Vietnamese people have created many dishes, desserts in many ways. From banana cake, banana sweet soup to banana rice paper, etc. Grilled bananas have a rustic sweet, savoury taste but cling to the taste of diners.

Grilled banana (Photo: Vinpearl)

Made of banana, coconut milk and wrapped in sticky rice, put it on a banana leaf as a “blanket of fragrance”, then grilled over embers. Grilled banana turns out to be crispy, smokey and fragrant. Cut it to a bite-size, add a bit sweetened creamy coconut milk and crush roasted peanuts to complete the yums.

Chewy banana grilled over embers (Photo: Vinpearl)

This banana dessert is a must-try treat and you can easily find it from street vendors. The “old but gold” dish will surely leave a nice footprint in visitors’ memories and a good reminder about a charming Vietnam.

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