Banh nhan Hai Hau Bánh nhãn Hải Hậu

Small round balls of Hải Hậu glutinous rice and egg, fried and coated in white sugar until they look like longans. The shell is slightly crisp and the inside chewy, sweet, and fragrant with egg.

Banh nhan Hai Hau, Bánh nhãn Hải Hậu
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Texture

Dân trí says the fried cakes are round, even, and shiny, crisp and cool, fragrant, crisp, and rich. VnExpress says rice flour mixed with fresh egg is formed into small balls, fried over moderate heat, and coated with white sugar: egg fragrance, chewy sweetness, a slightly crisp shell. Thế giới tiếp thị says a thin sugar coat and a crisp bite with egg and a light sugar sweetness, and names cooking oil rather than pork fat. All stay.

Where to try it

Hải Hậu. Dân trí says the cake is now found across the province.