Bánh rán
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Bánh rán is a deep-fried glutinous rice ball from northern Vietnamese cuisine. In Vietnamese
, bánh means "cake" and rán means "fried."
Its outer shell is made from glutinous rice
flour
, and covered all over with white sesame
seeds. Its filling is made from sweetened mung bean paste, and scented with jasmine
flower essence.photo Traditionally, the filling should be separated from the shell so that if one shakes the bánh rán, one can feel the filling rattle against the inside of the shell.http://pwmf.blogspot.com/2006/02/bnh-rnbnh-cam-fried-glutinous-rice.html
Bánh rán is very similar to a Chinese fried glutinous rice ball called zin dou (煎道), which is a standard pastry in Cantonese cuisine
and Hong Kong cuisine. The Chinese version is generally slightly sweeter and does not have jasmine essence, and uses fillings such as lotus paste or black bean paste
.
In southern Vietnam, a similar dish, called bánh cam, is nearly identical to bánh rán, but does not contain jasmine essence. A further difference is that for bánh cam the filling does not need to be separated from the shell.http://pwmf.blogspot.com/2006/02/bnh-rnbnh-cam-fried-glutinous-rice.html. In Southern Vietnam bánh cam is different from bánh rán as the Southern version is traditionally eaten with a sugary syrup that is poured over the pastry.
Bánh rán is also the Vietnamese translation of the Japanese confection dorayaki
, made famous internationally by the manga Doraemon
.
Vietnamese language
Vietnamese is the national and official language of Vietnam. It is the mother tongue of 86% of Vietnam's population, and of about three million overseas Vietnamese. It is also spoken as a second language by many ethnic minorities of Vietnam...
, bánh means "cake" and rán means "fried."
Its outer shell is made from glutinous rice
Glutinous rice
Glutinous rice is a type of short-grained Asian rice that is especially sticky when cooked. It is called glutinous Glutinous rice (Oryza sativa var. glutinosa or Oryza glutinosa; also called sticky rice, sweet rice, waxy rice, botan rice, biroin chal, mochi rice, and pearl rice, and pulut) is a...
flour
Rice flour
Rice flour is a form of flour made from finely milled rice. It is distinct from rice starch, which is usually produced by steeping rice in lye....
, and covered all over with white sesame
Sesame
Sesame is a flowering plant in the genus Sesamum. Numerous wild relatives occur in Africa and a smaller number in India. It is widely naturalized in tropical regions around the world and is cultivated for its edible seeds, which grow in pods....
seeds. Its filling is made from sweetened mung bean paste, and scented with jasmine
Jasmine
Jasminum , commonly known as jasmines, is a genus of shrubs and vines in the olive family . It contains around 200 species native to tropical and warm temperate regions of the Old World...
flower essence.photo Traditionally, the filling should be separated from the shell so that if one shakes the bánh rán, one can feel the filling rattle against the inside of the shell.http://pwmf.blogspot.com/2006/02/bnh-rnbnh-cam-fried-glutinous-rice.html
Bánh rán is very similar to a Chinese fried glutinous rice ball called zin dou (煎道), which is a standard pastry in Cantonese cuisine
Cantonese cuisine
Cantonese cuisine comes from Guangdong Province in southern China and is one of 8 superdivisions of Chinese cuisine. Its prominence outside China is due to the great numbers of early emigrants from Guangdong. Cantonese chefs are highly sought after throughout the country...
and Hong Kong cuisine. The Chinese version is generally slightly sweeter and does not have jasmine essence, and uses fillings such as lotus paste or black bean paste
Black bean paste
Not to be confused with Black bean sauce.Black bean paste, commonly called dòu shā or hěi dóu shā , is a sweet bean paste often used as a filling in cakes such as mooncakes or doushabao in many Chinese and Taiwanese cuisines....
.
In southern Vietnam, a similar dish, called bánh cam, is nearly identical to bánh rán, but does not contain jasmine essence. A further difference is that for bánh cam the filling does not need to be separated from the shell.http://pwmf.blogspot.com/2006/02/bnh-rnbnh-cam-fried-glutinous-rice.html. In Southern Vietnam bánh cam is different from bánh rán as the Southern version is traditionally eaten with a sugary syrup that is poured over the pastry.
Bánh rán is also the Vietnamese translation of the Japanese confection dorayaki
Dorayaki
is a type of Japanese confection, а red bean pancake which consists of two small pancake-like patties made from castella wrapped around a filling of sweet red bean paste....
, made famous internationally by the manga Doraemon
Doraemon
is a Japanese manga series created by Fujiko F. Fujio which later became an anime series and an Asian franchise...
.