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🇻🇳Hue, Vietnam

Banh Beo

Bánh bèo

Bánh bèo is a Hue steamed rice cake served in small saucers with shrimp flakes, scallion oil, crispy pork skin, and sweet fish sauce.

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Banh Canh

Bánh canh

Thick tapioca or rice flour noodle soup with crab, shrimp, or pork in a rich, slightly viscous broth.

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Banh Chung

Bánh chưng

Square glutinous rice cake stuffed with mung beans and pork, wrapped in dong leaves and boiled for hours, the essential Tet dish.

🇻🇳Hanoi, Vietnam

Banh Cuon

Bánh cuốn

Steamed rice flour rolls filled with minced pork and wood ear mushrooms, topped with crispy fried shallots and served with nuoc cham.

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Banh Flan

Bánh flan

Vietnamese crème caramel, a silky steamed egg custard with caramelized sugar syrup, often served with crushed ice and strong black coffee.

🇻🇳Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Banh Mi

Bánh mì

Vietnamese baguette sandwich filled with pate, cold cuts, pickled daikon and carrot, cucumber, cilantro, chili, and mayonnaise.

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Banh Ran

Bánh rán

Deep-fried glutinous rice balls coated in white sesame seeds, filled with sweet mung bean paste, crispy outside and chewy inside.

🇻🇳Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Banh Trang Nuong

Bánh tráng nướng

Grilled rice paper topped with egg, sausage and scallions — Saigon street food.

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Banh Xeo

Bánh xèo

Crispy turmeric rice crepe filled with shrimp, pork, and bean sprouts, wrapped in rice paper with fresh herbs and dipped in nuoc cham.

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Bo Kho

Bò kho

Aromatic Vietnamese beef stew with diced beef, carrots, lemongrass, cinnamon, and star anise in a rich, spicy broth, served with baguette or noodles.

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Bo La Lot

Bò lá lốt

Beef wrapped in wild betel leaves and grilled over charcoal, served with rice vermicelli, peanuts, and fish sauce.

🇻🇳Hue, Vietnam

Bun Bo Hue

Bún bò Huế

Bún bò Huế is Hue's spicy beef-and-pork noodle soup, built on thick round rice noodles, lemongrass, shrimp paste, and chilli.

🇻🇳Hanoi, Vietnam

Bun Cha

Bún chả

Grilled pork patties and caramelized pork belly served over cold rice vermicelli with fresh herbs and a sweet-savory dipping sauce.

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Bun Dau Mam Tom

Bún đậu mắm tôm

Cold rice vermicelli with crispy fried tofu, boiled pork, and fermented shrimp paste dip, a beloved Hanoi street food served on bamboo trays.

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Bun Rieu

Bún riêu

Tomato and crab noodle soup with rice vermicelli, pork broth, crab paste, fried tofu, and blood cubes, garnished with perilla and banana blossom.

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Bun Thang

Bún thang

A Hanoi noodle soup of chicken, egg and crab, delicate and refined.

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Bun Thit Nuong

Bún thịt nướng

Cold rice vermicelli bowl topped with grilled lemongrass pork, crushed peanuts, fresh herbs, and crispy spring rolls, dressed with sweet fish sauce.

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Bánh bao (Vietnamese Steamed Buns)

Bánh bao

Banh bao, the Vietnamese steamed bun with pork, egg and sausage, is a named everyday item with dedicated vendors.

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Bánh bò (Vietnamese Honeycomb Cake)

Bánh bò

Banh bo, the honeycomb-crumbed rice cake leavened with toddy or yeast, is a named Vietnamese cake with a distinctive structure.

🇻🇳Hue, Vietnam

Bánh bột lọc (Stuffed Tapioca Dumplings)

Bánh bột lọc

Banh bot loc, translucent tapioca dumplings with shrimp and pork steamed in banana leaf, is a named Hue dish and one of the best-known central-Vietnamese items.

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Bánh căn (Vietnamese Mini Pancakes)

Bánh căn

Banh can is made with mini rice pancakes cooked in a clay mould over coals and served with fish sauce and quail egg.

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Bánh cống (Fried Shrimp Cake)

Bánh cống

Bánh cống is a deep-fried mung-bean-and-shrimp cake from Vietnam’s Mekong Delta, served crisp and hot.

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Bánh da lợn (Steamed Tapioca Layer Cake)

Bánh da lợn

Banh da lon, the layered green-and-yellow steamed tapioca cake, is a named Vietnamese sweet with a distinctive appearance.

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Bánh gai (Thorn Leaf Cake)

Bánh gai

Banh gai, the black sticky-rice cake coloured with ramie leaf and filled with mung bean, is a named northern speciality.

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Bánh giò (Rice and Pork Pyramid Dumpling)

Bánh giò

Banh gio, the pyramid of rice dough with pork and wood-ear steamed in banana leaf, is a named Vietnamese breakfast item.

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Bánh hỏi

Banh hoi, the fine woven rice-vermicelle mats eaten with grilled meat and herbs, is a named Vietnamese form distinct from plain bun.

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Bánh khọt (Vietnamese Mini Savory Pancakes)

Bánh khọt

Banh khot is made with small crisp coconut-batter cups topped with a prawn and eaten wrapped in mustard leaf.

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Bánh kẹp lá dứa (Coconut Pandan Waffles)

Bánh kẹp lá dứa

Banh kep la dua, the crisp pandan coconut waffle cooked in a hinged iron on the street, is a named Vietnamese snack.

🇻🇳Hue, Vietnam

Bánh nậm (Flat Steamed Rice Dumplings)

Bánh nậm

Banh nam, the flat steamed rice cake with shrimp pressed in banana leaf, is a named Hue dish served alongside banh beo and banh bot loc as a distinct item.

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Bánh phu thê (Husband and Wife Cake)

Bánh phu thê

Banh phu the ("husband and wife cake"), the translucent wedding cake in a woven palm box, is a named ceremonial sweet with a fixed ritual role.

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Bánh tiêu (Vietnamese Donuts)

Bánh tiêu

Banh tieu is the hollow sesame-crusted fried dough eaten on its own or stuffed with banh bo.

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Bánh tét (Sticky Rice Cakes with Mung Beans or Pork)

Bánh tét

A cylindrical sticky-rice cake with mung bean and pork, wrapped in banana leaf for Tết.

🇻🇳Hanoi, Vietnam

Bánh tôm (Shrimp and Sweet Potato Fritters)

Bánh tôm

Banh tom, the shrimp-and-sweet-potato fritter of Hanoi's West Lake, is a named city dish with dedicated restaurants.

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Bánh ít (Little Cake)

Bánh ít

Banh it, the small pyramid glutinous cake in banana leaf, is a named central-Vietnamese sweet.

🇻🇳Hai Phong, Vietnam

Bánh đa cua (Red Noodle Soup with Crab)

Bánh đa cua

Banh da cua, the red rice-noodle crab soup of Hai Phong, is a named city dish and a defining northern speciality.

🇻🇳Northern Vietnam, Vietnam

Bánh đậu xanh (Mung Bean Cake)

Bánh đậu xanh

Banh dau xanh, the pressed mung-bean cake of Hai Duong sold in small gold boxes and eaten with tea, is a named regional gift sweet.