Food Detective / Vietnam / Bánh xèo
Bánh xèo (crispy rice pancake)
A thin, crisp turmeric rice-flour pancake filled with pork, shrimp and bean sprouts, wrapped in greens and dipped in sauce.
- Kind
- Street food, Snacks & sweets
- Cooking
- Fried
- Taste
- Salty, Filling meal · Not spicy
- Served · texture
- Hot · Thin and crisp
NAME
What the name means
- Bánh
- A broad word for shaped foods made from grain or legume flour or rice — bread, cakes, pancakes, crackers
Not always "bread": bánh mì is bread, bánh xèo a pancake, bánh gạo a rice cracker.
- xèo
- The sizzling sound of batter poured into a hot pan
- Name says
- Sizzling pancake
- Actually
- A thin, crisp turmeric rice-flour pancake filled with pork, shrimp and bean sprouts, wrapped in greens and dipped in sauce.
Dishes with similar names
| Name | Name says | Broth | How it is made/eaten | Base | Main protein | Place in name |
|---|
| Bánh xèo | Sizzling pancake | No | Fried | — | Pork, Shrimp | — |
| Bánh mì | Wheat bánh — bread | No | Grilled, Raw or dressed | Bread | Pork, Egg | — |
Broth, method and ingredients come from the dish data, not from guessing at the name.
Word sources: bánh, xèo
INGREDIENTS
Ingredients, including hidden ones
- Main ingredient
- Rice
- Usually included
- Shrimp, Pork, Vegetables, Coconut
- Can be in the sauce or broth
- Fish sauce
- The dipping sauce (nước chấm) is normally made with fish sauce.
- The batter often contains coconut milk.
Basis: General recipe. Shops differ and unlisted ingredients can be present; this is not an allergy guarantee.
CHAINS
Which chain, which menu item
Prices in local currency (VND).
No chain with a confirmed menu item yet. Find restaurants on Google Maps ↗
“Signature” is used only when the brand itself says so. No sales ranking is invented, and no dish is judged tastier than another.
PRICE GUIDE
General price guide · One serving
- Budget
- —
- Typical
- —
- Premium
- —
Separate from chain menu prices. Premium reflects setting and service, not a rip-off.
ORDERING
Phrases to show when ordering
- Không cho tôm
- No shrimp, please
- Không cho hải sản
- No seafood, please
- Không cho nước mắm
- No fish sauce, please
- Không cho đậu phộng
- No peanuts, please
- Không cho thịt heo
- No pork, please
- Không cho trứng
- No egg, please
- Không cay
- Not spicy, please
- Tôi bị dị ứng
- I am allergic to … (add the ingredient)
A request, not a guarantee the ingredient can be removed.
Recipe sources: Wikipedia — Bánh xèo (2026-10-18). Photos are Google results AMS does not vouch for; check opening status on Google Maps.