Dish of the day: Banh Beo
Where it’s found: Nam Giao (136/15 D Le Thanh Ton | Dong Khoi Area,
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam); and many other Vietnamese restaurants
Breaking it down: Steamed rice disks with dried or fresh minced shrimp
(and sometimes herbs, dehydrated onions or other flavourings) on top; served
with fish sauce on the side
While yesterday I featured Banh Bao, today my dish features
a similar-sounding, but incredibly different-tasting Banh Beo. This is considered
a starter or a side dish, as it’s a small portion, just a flat disk of steamed,
smooth, soft rice cake. It is just
slightly chewy (as rice cakes always are) and is served with fish sauce, which
you can spoon over it for some extra flavour.
On top of the banh beo is shrimp, dehydrated onions and other
flavourings, depending on the restaurant.
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