Banh xeo tom nhay Bánh xèo tôm nhảy
A thin yellow pancake with small shrimp that turn red in the pan, bean sprouts, and scallion, crisp on the underside. Some cooks use freshwater shrimp, others tôm đất from the Thị Nại lagoon.
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The cake is thin, with the shrimp visible, and crisp on the underside after about five minutes. The batter is a thin layer.
How to enjoy it
Wrap it with sprouts, cucumber, and sour star fruit, and dip it in fish sauce.
In Mỹ Cang the roll is plain rice paper with herbs, a little mango, and cucumber, in fish sauce with chili, garlic, lime, and sugar. Some molds add a few slices of beef, with scallion, onion, bean sprouts, and straw mushroom.
On Diên Hồng and Đống Đa the menu also has squid, beef, and egg versions. Go on a cool evening.
Where to try it
Diên Hồng and Đống Đa, in the city.
Mỹ Cang, Phước Sơn, Tuy Phước, for the village version.