Dish of the day: Banh Bao (Chinese Steamed Bun)
Where it’s found: At most convenience stores and many street
vendors in Vietnam
Breaking it down: A soft, warm, steamed bun filled with pork
(sometimes chicken and/or Chinese sausage), onion, mushroom, vegetable and a
boiled quail’s egg)
On the go all day, rushing from private class, to kindergarten, to language school, to private class, I ended up getting a quick breakfast from a street vendor.
There’s nothing like a warm, freshly steamed banh bao, especially when you get one full of your favourite fillings, such as a pork (or chicken), onion, mushroom, other vegetable and/or mung bean mixture with a boiled quail’s egg surprise thrown in there. Sometimes they also include Chinese sausage, as it is a Chinese bun after all. The majority of them have tender pork though. The best ones are obviously in Chinatown, but I see them everywhere. Large ones tend to range from 10,000vnd to 17,000nd ($0.50-0.75), with the higher range meaning you get more ingredients in your filling. Mini 2-bite banh bao can also be found for as low as 3,000vnd, but they might not necessarily have any filling (or much).
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