WHERE TO EAT The best Chè in the world (according to food experts)

"Che at Cho Ben Thanh market HCMC. Chilled with ice and sometimes coconut milk for a refreshing dessert or afternoon pick me up from the heat."

"Delicious version of che."

"The result is a rainbow of a dessert that any kindergarten-age kid would throw tantrums to be allowed to try."

"All of them are gooey, sweet, colorful and involve sticky rice, green bean or coconut milk in many forms. The textures and flavours might be unfamiliar to most foreign taste but the sheer variety and youthful energy of this stall help it become attractive to a lot of people."

"I’ve found many friends didn’t enjoy the mung bean or black bean che treats, but all went for che chuoi like it was going out of style. The stall below is actually run by one gentleman — sometimes aided by his son — and his bowls of desserts, so you can pick and choose different options."

"The chilled sweet soup is filled with lotus seeds, lotus roots, re-hydrated longans, clear seaweed jelly (Agar-Agar), and is tasty and nourishing."

"Get a sweet taste of the best Vietnamese dessert, chè; a cup of fresh fruits (lychee, mango, jackfruit and longan among others), mung and kidney beans, jellies and black-eyed peas which only costs $1.1 or less."

"Where to Eat Chè: Che Cot Đien - Under the rotting wooden rafters, there’s what can only be described as a chè laboratory: pots, pans, jars, bowls, and cups all filled with mysterious and fragrant potions."

"The chè is sticky, dense, rich and served in plastic cups on small plastic stools: very informal; very Saigon."

"I also order chè trôi nước, which is one of those fun varieties of chè: a big, gelatinous ball of goo floating in a warm bath of slimy coconut milk, sprinkled with sesame seeds. There’s a delicious ginger tang to this chè, and I really enjoy sinking my teeth into the giant orb."