Bánh xèo (Vietnamese: [ɓǎjŋ̟ sɛ̂w]) (literally translated to 'sizzling pancake') is a crispy, stuffed rice pancake popular in Vietnam.[1] The name refers to the loud sound (xèo-sizzling) the rice batter makes when it is poured into the hot skillet.[2][3] It is a savoury fried pancake made of rice flour, water, and turmeric powder. It can also be called a Vietnamese crêpe.[4][5] Some common stuffings include pork, prawns, diced green onion, mung bean, and bean sprouts. Bánh xèo is also served with lettuce, mint, Thai basil, and fish mint.[6][7]
The dish is also popular in Cambodian cuisine,[8] where the dish is called banh chhev (Khmer: បាញ់ឆែវ[ɓaɲ cʰaew]).[9] Cambodian banh chhev are more similar to the southern Vietnamese style of bánh xèo rather than to the style present in Central Vietnam. There is also a Thai version of bánh xèo called Khanom bueang Yuan.
^Ottolenghi, Yotam - Plenty: Vibrant Vegetable Recipes from London's Ottolenghi 2011 "Bánh xèo - In 2007 I visited Hanoi with my friend, Alex Meitlis, and found myself squatting in the dingiest of family-run street kitchens, experiencing the best food I've ever tasted."
^Lucy Nguyen-Hong-Nhiem - A Dragon Child: Reflections Of A Daughter Of Annam In America Page 13 2004 "She loved to cook our favorite dishes, bánh xèo and bánh khoái. This is a dish that Vietnamese in the US call "happy pancakes". They are called bánh xèo: bánh is cake; xèo is the sizzling noise of the batter when it is poured into a hot ..."