Bánh xèo

Bánh xèo ([ɓǎjŋ̟ sɛ̂w]) is a crispy, stuffed rice pancake popular in Vietnam.[1] Bánh means cake while xèo means sizzle. The name refers to the loud sound the rice batter makes when it is poured into the hot skillet.[2][3] It is a savoury fried pancake made of rice flour, water, and turmeric powder. Some common stuffings include pork, prawns, diced green onion, mung bean, and bean sprouts. Bánh xèo is also served with lettuce, mint, Thai basil, and fish mint.[4][5]

Banh Xeo in Mekong delta style
Bánh xèo
Vietnamese-style bánh xèo'
TypePancake
Place of originVietnam
Associated national cuisineVietnam, Cambodia
Main ingredientsRice flour, water, turmeric powder

The dish is also popular in Cambodian cuisine,[6] where the dish is called banh chao (Khmer: បាញ់ឆែវ).[7] Cambodian banh chao are more similar to the southern Vietnamese style of bánh xèo rather than to the style present in Central Vietnam. There is also a Thai version of bánh xèo called Khanom bueang Yuan.

See also

References
  1. Quynh Chau Pham, Vietnamese: Vietnamese-English, English-Vietnamese, Insight pocket travel dictionary. "Bánh xèo rice pankakes."
  2. Ottolenghi, Yotam - Plenty: Vibrant Vegetable Recipes from London's Ottolenghi 2011 "Bánh xèo - In 2007 I visited Hanoi with my friend, Alex Meitlis, and found myself squatting in the dingiest of family-run street kitchens, experiencing the best food I've ever tasted."
  3. Lucy Nguyen-Hong-Nhiem - A Dragon Child: Reflections Of A Daughter Of Annam In America Page 13 2004 "She loved to cook our favorite dishes, bánh xèo and bánh khoái. This is a dish that Vietnamese in the US call "happy pancakes". They are called bánh xèo: bánh is cake; xèo is the sizzling noise of the batter when it is poured into a hot ..."
  4. Giac Mo Viet: Bánh xèo đặc sản Cần Thơ, Accessed October 10, 2018
  5. NPR Inc.:Banh Xeo (Sizzling Crepes), Accessed October 10, 2018.
  6. Brouwer, Andy (2010). To Cambodia with Love: A Travel Guide for the Connoisseur. Phnom Penh: ThingsAsian Press. p. 15. ISBN 1934159085. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  7. Murray, Bennett. "Rasmey's restaurant makes a mean banh chao". Phnom Penh Post. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
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