Banh trang nuong, Da lat, Vietnam - When you are walking on streets of Dalat centre, you can easily see some vendors who are baking something which look like pizza on the fire. And if you are curious enough to ask, the answer you receive that it is “banh trang nuong” - a delicious rice paper wrappers or rice crepes which are roasted for the special smell.
Read more Banh trang nuong, Da lat, Vietnam - When you are walking on streets of Dalat centre, you can easily see some vendors who are baking something which look like pizza on the fire. And if you are curious enough to ask, the answer you receive that it is “banh trang nuong” - a delicious rice paper wrappers or rice crepes which are roasted for the special smell.
The tasteful mixture of pork, red peppers, and scallions are put in the heart of the rice cracker that makes its colors elegant. Then, a quail egg is cracked and additionally placed to the mixture. The whole set is put on the grill on the completion. In the time the rice cracker is roasted by the flames, the egg is cooked to make sure that “banh trang nuong” is healthy and delicious.
Once the set is done, the cookers remove it from the heat. After that, the mixture is smothered and decorated with hot sauce. Please note that the addition of hot sauce depends on the gourmets’ demand because there are some customers who don’t like hot sauce. At last, the rice cracker is folded in half which results in the small, spicy, and crispy piece. You will definitely love it as it can make you mouth-watering during the cooking procedure
It is not difficult to find a place selling “banh trang nuong” but where is the most famous place?. It is a narrow, dark alleyway between numbers 32 and 34 on 3 Tháng 2 Street, there’s an old woman in a conical hat sitting around a charcoal stove selling another Ms. Tâm has been cooking bánh tráng for years in this spot. The dark alleyway is warmed by her charcoal stove, lit by a naked light bulb hanging from a tarpaulin, and enlivened by passers-by stopping to exchange a few words with Ms Tâm before continuing on their way. The ‘toppings’ on Ms Tâm’s bánh tráng are simple but delicious; quail eggs, spring onions and tiny – almost tasteless – shrimp. Each one costs just 12,000VND.
“Banh trang nuong” cannot fulfill your stomach but this snack can help you to gain more energy for shopping or walking around Dalat market at night before you head to your “official dinner” somewhere in this cool city.
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