introduce about pancake

1. Pancake is not really good translation for Bánh xèo!
I think - the word "xèo" comes from the sound when we prepare this special dish! Just my
guess!
Bánh xèo is one of many Vietnamese traditional delicacies that tourists esp. from Japan,
Korea, Taiwan want to try during their stay in Vietnam.
Probably originated from Mekong Delta, I heard many good bánh xèo from this area!
But at the same time we have many variations in each area.
In north some other ingredients has been added or in central, bánh xèo is smaller, especially in
Huế - bánh xèo has another name, much smaller and served with different dipping sauce!
Made from rice flour mixed with water and coconut cream sauce, the yellow comes from
turmeric powder! We add later, when it's fried, shrimp, pork, green bean, onion, bean sprouts
and egg!
We can replace shrimp, pork with clams, cuttle fish...or just mushroom for vegetarian!
I did try bánh xèo with clams, quite good!
Eating bánh xèo, we always wrap with many different vegetables, but I'm always loyal to the
mustard
leaf rather than lettuce, then dip in sweet & sour fish sauce!
May be our bánh xèo is not good as in the restaurant, but home made is always the best!