The ingredients behind each bowl
Chinese desserts are famed for their herbal ingredients, lotus seeds and water chestnuts — plus each family’s secret sugar-syrup recipe. These are the stars of Sister Ché’s pot.
Lotus Seeds
Nutty, fragrant, calming — found in many of the shop’s classic chè.
Water Chestnuts
Crisp and crunchy, naturally sweet — the textural highlight in a bowl of chè.
Black Sesame
Ground into a smooth, silky soup — the famous Chinese “beauty” dessert.
Peanuts
Slow-simmered until meltingly soft and creamy — the other half of a Uyên Ương bowl.
Peach Gum & Snow Swallow
Two beloved “beauty” ingredients — cooling and nourishing.
Longan
Gently sweet and lightly fragrant — natural sweetness for many iced chè.
Herbs
Dried tangerine peel, red dates and other Chinese medicinal herbs — the “eat to stay well” philosophy of Chinese desserts.
Sugar Syrup
The shop’s own secret — delicately sweet, never cloying.
Ingredients are selected daily — a fresh pot is cooked every midday.