Vietnamese food for beginners: Bánh xèo

Saturday, April 03, 2010 (GMT+7)

An Indian influence is bánh xèo, which is akin to an Indian dhosa, or a large crepe filled with goodies.

The Vietnamese make it with rice flour and coconut milk, and fill it with meat and shellfish, as well as vegetables. Bánh xèois often referred to in English as a Vietnamese ‘pancake’. We think this is an unsatisfactory translation, but there seems to be nothing we can do about it.