Bánh xèo

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Bánh xèo
Vietnamese-style bánh xèo'
Place of origin	Vietnam
Main ingredients	rice flour, water, turmericpowder
Cookbook:Bánh xèo   Bánh xèo

Bánh xèo [ɓǎɲ sɛ̂w], literally "sizzling cake", named for the loud sizzling sound it makes when the rice batter is poured into the hot skillet^[1][2] (Khmer: បាញ់ឆែវ: Khmer pronunciation: [baɲ cʰaeʋ])^[3] are Vietnamese savoury fried pancakes made of rice flour, water, turmeric powder, stuffed with slivers of fatty pork, shrimp, diced green onion, and bean sprouts. Southern-style bánh xèo contains coconut milk and certain Central regions skip the turmeric powder altogether. They are served wrapped in mustard leaf, lettuce leaves or banh trang wrappers, and stuffed with mint leaves, basil, fish leaf and/or other herbs, and dipped in a sweet and sour diluted fish sauce. In the Central region, the pancake is also dipped in a special sauce which consists of fermented soy bean and sticky rice sauce, ground pork liver, ground and toasted peanut and seasonings.