Banh beo, oh how we love to slurp up your delicate rice cakes topped with minced shrimp and crispy pork rind bathed in a spicy nuoc mam cham…We smile with satisfaction as we pile empty banh beo bowls upon bowls, one on top of another, ten high on the table. ...

3/4 lb ground pork or chicken 1 medium yellow onion diced 2 tbs fish sauce 1/2 tbs ground pepper 1 package of puff pastry squares or cups (typically 10-12 pastries) 1 egg, beatened for egg wash 1/4 cup wood ear mushrooms, soaked warm water about 10 min and thinly slice (optional) 1/4 cup bean thread noodles, also ...

I’m crazy about anything mung beans, whether they are sweet or savoury. I just love how there so many Vietnamese snack foods which are made with mung beans. One of my favourite are these sweet mung bean glutenous rice balls. The thin glutenous rice layer on the outside is very ...

  This Vietnamese dish resembles an egg omelette; but it is actually rice powder mixed with water; then fried in a skillet with pork; shrimp and bean sprouts. Served with rice paper; Vegetable greens and Nuoc Mam; you break off a portion; roll it up in rice paper with a few greens; ...

Banh cuon is made of rice flour. Thoroughly selected rice is soaked overnight, then ground with a stone mortar. Food preservatives are put into the flour to make the rice sheets softer and smoother. A screen of cloth used to mold the rice sheets is fitted over the opening of ...

Although Banh Tom is available almost everywhere in the country, it is best at the Nha Hang Ho Tay (Ho Tay Restaurant) on the banks of Truc Bach Lake, close to Ho Tay (West Lake) in Hanoi. While diners await the arrival of the hot fried shrimp pastry, they can ...

In Vietnam,“Banh Phu The” is a special cake, which symbolises the loyalty of a husband and wife... The conjugal cake is normally served at Vietnamese weddings and used as a wedding invitation or taken by the man’s family to the woman’s family on engagement day. The stickiness of the cake is ...

Who doesn’t love anything that’s battered and fried? Banh tom is another Vietnamese dish originating from Hanoi and is made of deep fried battered sweet potato and shrimp. Along the Ho Tay (West lake) in Hanoi, you’ll find the original Banh Tom Ho Tay Restaurant as well asnumerous other restaurants serving ...

Bánh cam or bánh rán is one of the most famous and beloved Vietnamese desserts. A golden brown shell of sesame studded rice flour that is crispy on the outside yet chewy on the inside, yielding to a sweet and moist mung bean coconut filling.  Growing up, my mom would ...

  We’ve been guilty of it many times. Guilty of staring through the windows of Chinese BBQ’s with our mouths watering at the red, glistening, long pieces of barbecue pork hanging by the dozens–watching each droplet of pork fat fall, as if in slow motion, from their charred tips.  We would ...

Bánh mì or bánh mỳ (English pronunciation: /ˈbʌn ˌmiː/, Vietnamese pronunciation: ) is a Vietnamese term for all kinds of bread. Bread, or more specifically the baguette, was introduced by the French during its colonial period. The bread most commonly found in Vietnam is single serve and resembles a torpedo, therefore ...

Ingredients 4-5 Apples (whatever will fit in your slow cooker) 1/2 Cup water For Each Apple you'll need: 2 Tablespoons Dark Brown sugar 1 Tablespoon dried cranberries or raisins 1/2 teaspoon Cinnamon and 1/8 teaspoon allspice (just a smudge of allspice) 1 Tablespoon (or pat) of butter Instructions Core each apple and peel a small strip from around the ...

Cappuccino Cake Ingredients Cake 2 heaping Tablespoons dark cocoa powder, plus more for dusting pans 1 Box any flavor of chocolate cake mix (I use Duncan Hines) 1 Cup sour cream 1/2 Cup milk 1/4 Cup oil 3 eggs 1-2 teaspoons Vanilla Cappuccino Icing 1 teaspoon vanilla 5 cups confectioner's sugar Enough instant coffee granules to make three 6 oz cups of coffee ...

For topping 3 tablespoons unsalted butter 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar 1 lb Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored, and cut into thin wedges For biscuit cake 1 cup all-purpose flour 1/4 cup granulated sugar 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 5 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces 1/2 cup well-shaken buttermilk   Accompaniment: crème ...

Gingersnap crust: Nonstick vegetable oil spray 1 1/2 cups ground gingersnap cookies (about 7 1/4 ounces) 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted 2 tablespoons (packed) golden brown sugar Cheesecake: 4 8-ounce packages cream cheese, room temperature 1 cup (packed) golden brown sugar 2 tablespoons (1/4 stick) butter, melted 5 large eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Caramel topping 1 1/2 cups sugar 1/4 cup water 1/2 ...