Cendol

01 / ABOUT THE DISH

About the dish

Cendol is a traditional Southeast Asian dessert that appears in numerous variations throughout Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, and Myanmar. In its basic form, the dessert consists of thin strips of jelly noodles that are typically tinted and flavored with pandan leaves and are then served in a sweet combination of coconut milk, palm sugar syrup, and usually crushed ice. Due to its popularity, the variations may include numerous additional ingredients such as red beans, jackfruit, or durian, while the jelly noodles can be made with tapioca, and rice or mung bean flour. The origin of cendol is vague, but it is believed that it was modeled on a similar Javanese dessert known as dawet , though the first written mention of cendol is found in Malaysia, and it dates back to 1932.