Banh xiu pao Bánh xíu páo
A small baked bun with a thin skin that peels in layers. Dân Việt fills it with fragrant xá xíu, rich fat, wood-ear, and half a quail egg with the heat of pepper, and VnExpress fills it with pork loin fried with garlic, five spice, oyster sauce, and honey.
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VnExpress says the skin is thin like a baked cake, softer and more fragrant, and can be peeled in thin layers. Dân Việt says it looks like a small baked bao, with a filling like a baked mooncake.
Taste
Dân Việt: fragrant xá xíu, rich fat, and the heat of pepper, eaten hot. VnExpress: the loin is fried to a brown, fragrant color. Thế giới tiếp thị on 12 September 2022 repeats both the loin method and the hot xá xíu, fat, and pepper. All stay.
Where to try it
Lê Hồng Phong, Trần Hưng Đạo, Hàng Sắt, Bắc Ninh, and Lý Thường Kiệt on the September 2025 walk. Hoàng Văn Thụ and Lê Hồng Phong on the 2016 account, as the old phố Khách. Both street lists stay.