Bánh

Bánh is a Vietnamese term loosely translated as “cake” or “bread”. It covers many prepared foods eaten by hand or with chopsticks, including sweet and savory cakes, buns, pastries, sandwiches, noodles and fish cake dishes. Varieties are named by words following bánh, and may be steamed, baked, fried, deep-fried or boiled. The term can also apply to non-Vietnamese foods and certain inedible objects with a cake-like shape.

Meaning

Loosely translates as “cake” or “bread”

Preparation

May be steamed, baked, fried, deep-fried or boiled

Leaf-wrapped form

Bánh lá