Hi Hive Friends,
How is your Monday going? I hope you will not get overloaded with work at the beginning of the week and still have time to enjoy my food sharing ;)
After struggling with too many food ideas to share, I decided to write about one of the most delicious street food (also traditional food), b谩nh x猫o which you are able to make in your kitchen as well.
Like a lot of Vietnamese traditional food, b谩nh x猫o originally comes from French food inspiration during our occupation time. It looks the same galette but Asian taste without cheese 馃槣
This type of pancake crossing thru our S-shape country has its own specialties. Let me take you through Vietnam with this street food 馃構
- Banh Xeo (B谩nh x猫o) in Hanoi
Actually, Hanoi is not the motherland of this pancake but there are still many places selling it. Its crispy and juicy taste among shrimp and meat, and fresh vegetables are the best choice for Hanoian in Summer.
Here are recommended shops that you must try,
- B谩nh x猫o S谩u Ph瓢峄沜 74 Cau Dat, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi
Price: around 12.000 VND (around 0.52201 USD 馃槺 super cheap right?)
The shop opens from 10:30 am to 8:30 pm - B谩nh x猫o Z贸n Pancake
Price: the same B谩nh x猫o S谩u Ph瓢峄沜
Opening time: even longer from 8 am to 9 pm
All these northern addresses, the pancakes are looked like the central pancake, which is small in size and foldable in rice cakes with many seasonal vegetables.
- B谩nh x猫o Mi峄乶 Trung - Central Pancake
We can't miss the central part of Vietnam for this pancake. In each area there is an own famous recipe to attract locals, for example, when you go to Hue, you must try Quan Hanh . the pancake here is not oily and very crispy. They use special soy sauces made by their own chef every day. It's fresh and you cannot keep it overnight.
In Danang, we also have our own favorite place which is very famous for a tourist like B谩nh X猫o b脿 D瓢峄g, however, I prefer the taste of B谩nh x猫o Hai L煤a. The cook uses extra coconut fresh milk inside and a lot of different fresh vegetables and even mustard leave which like more than using rice pancake to wrap. The price is even cheaper, almost around 30 cents for one pancake, super cheaper for snack food here.
B谩nh X猫o Mi峄乶 T芒y - Southern Pancake
I think the southern people are more creative in food than other areas of Vietnam. I remember my trip in Can Tho city I had a chance to experience one of the most authentic B谩nh x猫o restaurants where they make this special food in a different color with plant-based ingredients like butterfly pea flower for violet, turmeric for orange, pineapple leaves for green, etc.
Restaurant Name: 岷╩ Th峄眂 Ven S么ng
Address: 88/79 C谩ch M岷g Th谩ng 8 - Ninh Kieu, Can Tho
Price: 15,000 vn膽 / one (around 0.80 USD - still cheap to go)
Another thing that makes a plus mark for the southern pancake is its huge size. Usually, it's double size compared with b谩nh x猫o in other provinces as locals use special pans to cook. This type of pan also makes the cake thinner and less fat oil.
Though each religion of Vietnam has its own unique way of making b谩nh x猫o become one of the most specialties, the ingredients are almost the same, consisting of shrimps, some slice of pork, bean sprouts together with b谩nh xe貌 flour frying on the non-sticked pan. You can find how to make it at home here. Good luck and please share with me some photos if you make it 馃槝
Thank you for reading and much 馃挄