Steamed rice rolls Bánh cuốn

Cao Bang bánh cuốn is a hot, soft, white rice sheet filled with pork fried with dried shallot, served in a clear pork-bone broth with giò, chả, and egg. Ask for the egg roll and an egg is cracked into the sheet while it steams.

Steamed rice rolls, Bánh cuốn
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FromCao Bang city, at breakfast
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Texture

Báo Cao Bằng on 4 July 2012 says the sheet is chewy and soft. The 1 September 2026 article says the sheet is white, soft, and hot.

How to enjoy it

Eat it hot from the broth with scallion and chili pickled with mắc mật or bamboo. Fish sauce and lime are optional extras, not the usual dip.

Where to try it

Morning stalls across Cao Bang city, opening from 4 to 5 in the morning.