Rice rolls with squid cake Bánh cuốn chả mực
Bánh cuốn chả mực is hot rice sheets filled with minced pork and wood ear, eaten with squid cake instead of pork cake. Dip the roll in sweet-sour fish sauce.
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Price30,000–55,000 đồng a portion (13 Mar 2019, depending on extra cake); about 40,000 đồng (16 Mar 2021). Current price: ask locally.
Texture
The sheets are smooth and hot, and the squid cake is chewy and crisp.
How to enjoy it
The sheets are hot. The filling is minced pork stir-fried with wood ear. Some rolls add shrimp. Dip in sweet-sour fish sauce and eat the squid cake beside the roll.
Rau mùi and nước chấm mắm tỏi ớt go with it, and you can find the plate at any hour, including daytime markets.
Where to try it
Daytime local markets, and the alley by rạp Bạch Đằng. The plate is also at VuiFest in phường Bãi Cháy.