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Banh Xeo

Name: Banh Xeo
Cuisine: Vietnamese
Ingredients: 1 cup rice flour; 1 tsp turmeric powder; 1 cup coconut milk; 1 cup water; 100g shrimp; 100g pork belly; 1 cup bean sprouts; 2 stalks green onions; to taste fish sauce; for frying vegetable oil; for serving lettuce and fresh herbs

Banh Xeo is a savory Vietnamese crepe known for its crispy texture and vibrant yellow color from turmeric. Filled with pork, shrimp, bean sprouts, and herbs, it is traditionally wrapped in rice paper and dipped in a tangy fish sauce, symbolizing communal eating and local fresh ingredients.

11 ingredients

savorycrispyherbaceousumamislightly sweet

Culinary DNA Preview

Vietnamese85%

French10%

Chinese5%

Ingredients

rice flour
1 cup
turmeric powder
1 tsp
coconut milk
1 cup
water
1 cup
shrimp
100g
pork belly
100g
bean sprouts
1 cup
green onions
2 stalks
fish sauce
to taste
vegetable oil
for frying
lettuce and fresh herbs
for serving

Method

Steps not available

Origin Story

Originating in Southern Vietnam, Banh Xeo reflects the fusion of indigenous Vietnamese cooking with influences from French colonial and Chinese culinary techniques, particularly in the use of rice flour batter and stir-fried fillings.

Culinary DNA

Ingredient ancestry breakdown

Vietnamese85%

ingredients+techniques

French10%

technique influence in crepe-style cooking

Chinese5%

ingredient origin and stir-fry influence

Techniques

batter preparation pan-frying folding wrapping

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