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Terms in Vietnamese 11-20 of 146

banh pho

/bahn foh/
[Vietnamese]

Wide, white, stick noodles made from rice and used in the soup called pho.

banh phong tom

[Vietnamese]

Prawn crackers

banh trang

/bahn trang/
[Vietnamese]

Rice paper wrappers, almost transparent pancakes made from rice flour, most famously used for wrapping spring rolls or used as a flatbread.

banh troi

/bahn troy/
[Vietnamese]

Sweet bean paste rolled into a ball and encased in rice flour dough, stewed in ginger and sugar and served with toasted sesame seeds and a warm sauce.

banh uot

/bahn uok/
[Vietnamese]

Thin pancake wrappers made from tapioca, wheat and cornflour (US: corn starch), rather than rice flour as in banh trang. It is used for wrapping foods.

banh xeo

/bahn seh-oh/
[Vietnamese]

"Happy cakes." Pancakes made from rice flour with a variety of fillings.

bát

[Vietnamese]

Ivy gourd. A small crunchy gourd reminiscent of a gherkin, green ripening to red, popular in the cuisines of India, Thailand, Indonesia and other South East Asian countries. The shoots and leaves can also be eaten.

bí đao

[Vietnamese]

Ash gourd, winter melon or wax gourd.

bo

/BOH/
[Vietnamese]

Beef

bo bay mon

/boh bay mohn/
[Vietnamese]

"Beef in seven dishes." A special meal consisting of seven different beef dishes starting with a fondue with a vinegar bath in which thin slices of beef are poached and ending with chao thit bo, a kind of beef broth.