Bánh bầu is one of the unique dishes of Soc Trang province. Gourd is a familiar ingredient used to make daily dishes for Vietnamese families. To make this ingredient rich, unique, and fully utilize its uses, the people of Vinh Chau and Chau Thanh regions created Bánh bầu aka Gourd cake. This cake has gradually become a familiar dish in this countryside.
Specialties
There are two main types of gourd cake: sweet and salty. The ingredients to make this cake are mainly young gourds, rice flour, baby shrimp, coconut milk, green onions, and curry powder.
To have a delicious cake, initially, the young gourd will be cleaned and grated. The next step is to mix the rice flour with coconut milk, sugar, and salt, and mix it with the grated gourd. The dough is rubbed with a thin layer of oil on the top of the cake and steamed.
Coconut milk is considered the soul of the dish. Coconut milk is cooked differently in each place, but they all create a delicious, sweet taste and a wonderful combination with this cake.
– With a sweet gourd cake, the top is covered with pieces of green onions, and the cake is eaten with sweet and fatty coconut milk.
– With the filling of salty gourd cake, it not only has green onions but also has attractive ingredients.
The filling of this cake is usually minced baby shrimp, which is lightly stir-fried with fish sauce, seasoning powder, and sugar and added with a little curry powder to make the cake eye-catching.
Salty gourd cake is used with coconut milk and particularly has a little sweet and sour fish sauce to add more deliciousness and reduce the fatness of this rustic cake.
Main ingredient
– Young gourd
– Rice flour
– Coconut milk
– Baby shrimp
– Fish sauce and other spices
Recommend some places to enjoy
There are very few stalls selling this type of cake today because it is not too popular and is gradually being forgotten. But if you want to eat the authentic taste of this cake, you can go to the following address
– Bánh kem Ngọc Lan: No. 137 Ngo Gia Tu Street, Ward 6, Soc Trang City
If you are looking for a delicious and authentic Vietnamese dish, Bánh bầu is a great option. It is a flavorful and satisfying dish that is sure to please everyone.
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