Banh xeo is one of the Vietnamese pancakes known to many international friends. It is not difficult to find this pancake in various localities in Vietnam and some restaurants abroad.
This is one of the pancakes famous not only domestically but also internationally. People usually know it as a traditional cake of the Vietnamese, but few know where Banh xeo is a specialty from. Which province created this famous cake?
Banh xeo is a purely traditional pancake and very familiar to Vietnamese people. However, today, this pancake has become a special name, famous far and wide. It is always mentioned by many foreigners when visiting Vietnam.
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The cake will also be modified in many ways to better suit the taste and customs of each different locality. But they all keep a unique flavor for this dish. Leaving diners with many unforgettable emotions when trying it, even if just once.
Unlike other expensive delicacies, Vietnamese Banh xeo is simple but carries a distinct culinary touch. From the stage of selecting ingredients to the way of preparing and enjoying it. Everything is very simple, close, and all blend together to give the eater a feeling of peace, rustic but extremely rich.
Banh xeo is a dish spread throughout all regions in Vietnam, especially appearing in the South Central Coast and Southern provinces.
In each region, this cake will be different in color, size, inner filling ingredients, and even the dipping sauce. However, the common point of all types of Banh xeo in Vietnam is that they are all made from diluted rice flour, then spread thinly on a pan and fried until very crispy.
The name “Banh xeo” comes from the sound made when pouring the batter. When the baker puts a ladle of batter into a hot oiled pan, a sizzling sound (xèo xèo) is heard and lasts until the cake is almost cooked. From then on, this traditional cake has been called Banh xeo.
Banh xeo today is still a rustic dish of the Vietnamese people, so it is not too fussy about how to eat it. Besides famous dishes like Banh mi, Pho bo, Nem nuong... Banh xeo is a Vietnamese dish that is introduced a lot to international friends. Besides being a traditional cake, this pancake is also a pride in Vietnamese cuisine.
Although they share the same name, depending on the region and eating preferences of each place, Banh xeo is divided into two types. Basically, they are Central-style Banh xeo and Southern-style Banh xeo.
In the Central region, Banh xeo usually has a compact size. The filling is usually made from pork or shrimp.
In addition, nowadays this dish is also prepared with many different fillings such as mushrooms, duck meat... The characteristic of Central-style Banh xeo is that the crust is moderate, not too thick and not too thin.
When poured, the cake is usually soft and slightly chewy when eaten. Locals often put the cake in a bowl or plate and eat it with raw vegetables and dipping sauce.
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In addition, more specifically, there is Banh xeo in Hue. People here often eat the cake with grilled meat, and the dipping sauce will be a gravy consisting of soy sauce, liver, and peanuts, not fish sauce. This is also a quite special and extremely interesting way to eat.
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Unlike Banh xeo in the Central region, Southern-style Banh xeo will be about 3-4 times larger in size. The crust of Southern Banh xeo will be made crispier and slightly chewy in the middle. Even more special is that Banh xeo here will usually have a more fragrant smell because of the added flavor of coconut milk.
The filling will usually be prepared from shrimp, pork belly, mung beans... It is precisely because the characteristics and flavors of the cake are different that the way of enjoying Southern Banh xeo will also be different from the Central region.
In the South, the way of eating will be a bit more elaborate. The cake will be served with wild vegetables and sweet and sour dipping sauce. When eating, diners will roll the pieces of cake and vegetables together and dip them into the prepared sweet and sour fish sauce.
Nowadays, many people prefer to roll the cake with rice paper to eat. That is also one of the quite unique ways to enjoy it, depending on each person's taste.
Not only for us Vietnamese people, but even foreign diners, when visiting Vietnam, are all amazed and surprised by the rich and diverse cuisine of Vietnam in general and the Vietnamese Banh xeo dish in particular.
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