🥞 Bánh xèo (Vietnamese sizzling crepe)

Vivian D Nguyen · CC BY-SA 2.0

A crisp turmeric rice-flour crepe that sizzles in the hot pan, filled with shrimp, pork and bean sprouts, wrapped in fresh herbs and dipped in fish sauce.

The dish is named for the 'xèo' sizzle the batter makes as it hits the hot pan. In the Mekong Delta the crepes are large and golden with coconut milk; in Central Vietnam they are smaller and shatteringly crisp.

Flavour: Crisp, rich with coconut, fresh with raw herbs

Ingredients

Rice flour
Turmeric
Coconut milk
Shrimp
Pork belly
Bean sprouts