Make your own Banh Xeo at home! This iconic Vietnamese sizzling crepe recipe is easy to follow and yields 6-8 large crepes. Use premix flour or make the batter from scratch.
Read MoreVietnamese steamed rice rolls filled with a delicious pork and mushroom mixture and served with sweet chili dipping sauce. This recipe doesn't require a traditional steamer basket - all you need is a good nonstick frying pan. Also included are instructions for both homemade batter and store-bought flour premix.
Read MoreBanh Khot is very similar to Banh Xeo (Vietnamese sizzling crepes). Both are wrapped in leafy greens and dipped in a sweet chili sauce. However, Banh Khot is much smaller and thicker than Banh Xeo. If I have to choose between the two, it's Banh Khot. Who doesn't love food in bite-sized form? Plus, it's so much fun to say.
Read MoreVietnamese Pyramid Dumpling (Banh Gio) is a common breakfast in Northern Vietnam. Banh Gio directly translates to “pork cake” which unfortunately doesn’t sound too appetizing but don’t let the name fool you. It is a tasty banana-leaf-wrapped pyramid-shaped rice dumpling filled with ground pork, onions, minced woodear mushroom and quail eggs.
Read MoreBanh Beo are steamed savory rice cakes. Banh is cake in Vietnamese and Beo is the delicate white flower of a water fern that the steamed rice cake resembles. Locals in Vietnam usually graze all day, and Banh Beo can be one of many small meals that they eat.
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