You Won’t Find This Vietnamese Dish Served Like This Anywhere Else

In this food travel vlog, Trang and I eat bánh xèo (banh xeo) and bánh căn (banh can) served in a style that is specific to this middle Vietnam region, aka miền trung (central region). Even more specifically, the banh can that is served here is a food that you will only find in Ninh Thuan and Binh Thuan Provinces of Vietnam.
We ate this Vietnamese food in Phan Rang, Ninh Thuan, Vietnam. The name and address of the restaurant are:
Bánh xèo bánh căn Năm Lai
Võ Nguyên Giáp, Mỹ Đông, Phan Rang-Tháp Chàm, Ninh Thuận
We had a full on feast of two plates of banh xeo, a plate of banh can, and sugarcane juice, for a total price of 125k VND, or about $5.11.
Both banh xeo and banh can are “Vietnamese pancakes” made with a batter of rice flour and turmeric. Banh xeo are slightly larger, have a yellow-ish color, and are shaped sort of like an omelette. Banh Can are more of a white color, more miniature in shape, and have the shape of a small flying saucer.
The banh xeo here in the mien trung region are distinctly different than the banh xeo served in the south, or “mien tay” region, in that they are much smaller. Instead of one very large piece of “Vietnamese crepe” or Vietnamese pancake, in mien trung the banh xeo are served in several smaller sized portions. This allows for more of the delicious, crispy fried edges, and allows for (in my opinion) a functionally easier eating experience.
Both of these dishes are served with a special peanut dipping sauce that you won’t be served anywhere else in Vietnam while eating these dishes. It’s a really nice dipping sauce that smells and tastes just like peanuts you would get at a Dodger baseball game.
For any foodies looking for a regionally characterized, unique, traditional Vietnamese food, definitely check out banh xeo and banh can in Phan Rang!
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