Bánh tét

Bánh tét

"Bánh tét" is a Vietnamese savoury cake made primarily from glutinous rice, which is rolled in a banana leaf into a thick, log-like cylindrical shape, with a meat or vegetarian filling (such as mung beans), then steamed. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZhoLUhLDdM video] After cooking, the banana leaf is removed and the cake is sliced into wheel-shaped servings. [http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3996/1055/1600/banhtet.jpgphoto]

To prevent the banana leaf from coming apart during cooking, "bánh tét" are usually wrapped again several times with a length of plastic ribbon before steaming. [http://photos6.flickr.com/5510879_868f6fcd89.jpgphoto]

The cake is eaten during the Vietnamese Lunar New Year period dipped in soy sauce with or without chilli, and can be eaten together with pickled scallions. The cake can also be fried.

"Bánh tét" are traditional to and most popular in southern Vietnam. A similar food (though rectangular in shape) called "bánh chưng" in the north. According to historian Trần Quốc Vượng, "bánh tét" is a version of "bánh chưng" derived during Vietnam's process of Nam tiến (southward expansion) in the 17th century.

Etymology

Although "bánh tét" are made and consumed during Tết (the Vietnamese new year), the "tét" in the food's name literally means "sliced" or "split," possibly referring to the fact that it is served in slices. "Bánh" means "cake."

External links

* [http://www.noodlepie.com/2005/02/chuc_mung_nam_m.html "Bánh tét" article]
* [http://wanderingchopsticks.blogspot.com/2007/02/banh-tet-banana-leaf-wrapped-bundles-of.html "Bánh tét" article]
* [http://pwmf.blogspot.com/2006/01/bnh-tt-3-mu-chay-vegetarian-3-color.html Vegetarian "bánh tét" recipe]
* [http://dina-n-brian.com/Alice/Banhguide.htm Alice's Guide to Vietnamese Banh]

Video

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZhoLUhLDdM Video of "bánh tét" being made]

ee also

*Bánh chưng
*Bánh tẻ
*Zongzi
*Lo mai gai
*Lotus leaf wrap
*Bánh
*Mochi
*Tamale
*Pamonha
*Pasteles
*Hallaca
*Corunda


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