Banh xeo is a crispy, stuffed rice crepe popular in Vietnam, a savory fried pancake made of rice flour, water, and turmeric powder, sometimes called a Vietnamese crepe. Its name refers to the sizzling sound the rice batter makes when poured into a hot skillet. Common stuffings include pork, prawns, diced green onion, mung bean, and bean sprouts, and it is typically served with leafy greens, herbs such as mint and Thai basil, cucumbers, pickled carrots and radishes, and a nuoc cham dipping sauce.
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Origin RegionCentral or South Vietnam 1 Vietnamese sources disagree between Central Vietnam and South Vietnam Sources
1. Banh xeo, Wikipedia
HistoryQuote, History
Vietnamese people agreed that the creation of this dish could be somewhere in Central Vietnam through the fusion of French culture from the French colonial times or South Vietnam by migrating immigrants moving into Vietnam and mixing with the surrounding culture.
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