Chè means “sweet soup” in Vietnamese; it is a vast category encompassing usually savory foods like beans, rice, and grains, tied together with coconut milk. At Soall Vietnamese Bistro in Marblehead, chè turns up on the dessert menu—a miracle of tastes and textures in the competent hands of executive chef Rachel Miller, who was hired last fall to elevate the menu and service at the popular restaurant.
Sa Nguyen, who owns the restaurant with longtime friend Mia Lunt, says the Soall chè, which blends everything from Callebaut dark chocolate crisp pearls and adzuki beans to candied hibiscus
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