Category: Ho Chi Minh City

Banh Xeo 1. The Origin of Ban xeo. Apart from other famous foods in vietnam ,Banh xeo Vietnamese pancake also in Japan and Korea with powder outside, inside with shrimp , meat and bean sprouts.   Types of Banh Xeo in South Asia. 1.Korean pancake. it consist of Kimchi , potato , chives and  seafood.Hence the difference in the type of fillings. 2. Japanese pancake. Shrimp , meat , cabbage is yellowed, molded into round shape or folded into a semicircle. As a result, we get to taste different taste from  different countries. 3.Vietnamese pancake. Depending on localities in Vietnam, the cake is enjoyed with its own characteristics. There are usually two styles: crispy pancakes and crispy pancakes. In Hue , this dish is often called a cake and is often accompanied by barbecue sauce, a sauce of soy sauce, liver, peanuts. In South Vietnam , cakes are added to eggs and people eat sweet and sour cream puff pastry. In northern Vietnam , puff pastry in addition to other ingredients such as sliced bean or sliced yam . Vegetables mixed with pancakes are varied including lettuce, green cabbage, lettuce fish, perilla, basil, cinnamon leaf, young leaves ... In Can Tho, there are more leaves in Dong Thap. In lam Long, there are more young mango leaves, and Bac Lieu has more leaves. As a result, especially in areas of central Vietnam , in addition to vegetables, also added fig tart, indenture sour . Therefore, gourmet dishes every seen vaguely like this actually stems from Hue. 2. How to prepare it. Rice flour , coconut milk , fresh turmeric , jasmine rice ( Nhen rice - a famous rice of Cambodian farmers ) soaked in water for bloom.  mash the mixture of rice flour soaked with Fresh cut chopped (there are places to use stone mills to grind). after that put the dried coconut milk (dried coconut scrape the warm water in the first squeeze and then squeeze water) into the mixture with the flour is finished, about 30 minutes. Before pouring the cakes to the chopped green onion (about