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Bánh Flan
Vietnamese caramel custard, often with coffee.
💡 Did you know? It arrived with the French.
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Bánh from Vietnam: recognise bánh flan, bánh bò, bánh cam, bánh pía, bánh da lợn, bánh chuối, bánh rán, rau câu, coconut candy and bánh đậu xanh. Good to know: It arrived with the French. Vietnamese caramel custard, often with coffee. Inside it shows honeycomb holes. A spongy, steamed rice-flour cake. They are related to the Chinese jian dui. Fried sesame balls with a mung bean filling. It comes from the south near Sóc Trăng. A soft, flaky pastry with durian and egg. The green layers come from pandan leaves. A layered, chewy glutinous rice cake. It puts ripe bananas to good use. A banana cake, baked or steamed. It can be filled sweet or savoury. A fried glutinous rice ball from the north. It is often two-toned with a coconut layer. A colourful, firm jelly from seaweed (agar). Bến Tre is known as the land of coconuts. A chewy coconut caramel (kẹo dừa) from Bến Tre. It melts sandily on the tongue. A firm sweet of mung bean flour, in cubes. Once you know them, you suddenly spot them everywhere again.
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Foto: anders pearson from new york, ny · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Bánh Flan
Vietnamese caramel custard, often with coffee.
💡 Did you know? It arrived with the French.
Foto: Memberofc1 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Bánh Bò
A spongy, steamed rice-flour cake.
💡 Did you know? Inside it shows honeycomb holes.
Foto: HungryHuy · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Bánh Cam
Fried sesame balls with a mung bean filling.
💡 Did you know? They are related to the Chinese jian dui.
Foto: TonySam123 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Bánh Pía
A soft, flaky pastry with durian and egg.
💡 Did you know? It comes from the south near Sóc Trăng.

Foto: Crasheerr · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Bánh Da Lợn
A layered, chewy cake made from tapioca starch and rice flour.
💡 Did you know? The green layers come from pandan leaves.
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