4 popular Vietnamese cake specialties highly appreciated by international visitors

Banh khot, banh xeo, banh khoai, and banh uot are popular Vietnamese cakes that are highly appreciated by the culinary website TasteAtlas.

Banh Xeo Banh Xeo is a rustic dish that is highly appreciated by many diners. Simple ingredients such as bean sprouts, shrimp, meat... when combined with golden fried pancake crust create an impressive delicious flavor. Some addresses selling Banh Xeo that are highly appreciated by TasteAtlas are Banh Xeo 46A (Dinh Cong Trang Street, District 1), Banh Xeo An La Ghien (11A Tu Xuong, District 3)...

A complete plate of banh xeo will have banh xeo, raw vegetables, vermicelli, other raw vegetables and dipping sauce.

Banh xeo is usually eaten with raw vegetables, herbs and sweet and sour fish sauce. Photo: TasteAtlas

Banh Khot Banh Khot originated from Banh Can in Binh Thuan, Ninh Thuan... then gradually became a popular dish in Vung Tau. Banh Khot has changed its flavor to suit the taste of local people. Banh Khot filling is made from many different ingredients such as squid, scallops, minced meat, fish cakes... Shrimp Banh Khot is still the most popular. Banh Khot is often eaten with raw vegetables and dipping sauce to complete the flavor.

Banh khot has many different types of seafood fillings, but the most popular is still shrimp. Photo: TasteAtlas

Banh khoai Banh khoai is a traditional dish of Hue. Like banh xeo, banh khoai filling also has beef or bird meat, shrimp, bean sprouts, carrots... The dipping sauce is a family secret that determines the quality and deliciousness of banh khoai. The dipping sauce for Hue banh khoai is very elaborate, with dozens of ingredients such as tapioca flour, pork liver, sesame, roasted peanuts... There are many places selling banh khoai, but the reputable place with the original flavor of Hue that is highly appreciated by TasteAtlas is Banh khoai Hong Mai (Dinh Tien Hoang Street, Hue City).

Banh khoai is quite similar to banh xeo in the filling but different in appearance. Photo: Taste Atlas

Banh uot According to TasteAtlas, banh uot is a popular street food often associated with Nha Trang and is considered a simpler version of banh cuon. The appearance of banh uot is quite similar to banh cuon, the filling inside will be minced pork, wood ear mushrooms, fish sauce, when eaten with sweet and sour fish sauce or fish sauce - a famous fish sauce in Nha Trang made from fish intestines. On the plate of banh uot, there are often other ingredients such as scallion oil, peanuts, shrimp floss or pork roll.