Definition

1. Noun:
   • A small cylindrical glutinous rice cake: A traditional Vietnamese food item made from glutinous rice, typically filled with mung bean paste and lard, and steamed.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Bà ngoại tôi làm bánh tày rất ngon. (My grandmother makes very delicious bánh tày.)
  • Bánh tày là một món ăn đặc sản của một số vùng miền. (Bánh tày is a specialty dish of some regions.)

Advanced Usage

• "bánh tày nhân đậu xanh": with mung bean filling.
  • Tôi thích ăn bánh tày nhân đậu xanh. (I like to eat bánh tày with mung bean filling.)

Variants and Related Words

• Bánh chưng: Square glutinous rice cake, often eaten during Tết (Lunar New Year).
• Bánh tét: Cylindrical glutinous rice cake, similar to but often larger and associated with Southern Vietnam.
• Bánh nếp: A general term for various glutinous rice cakes.

Synonyms

• Glutinous rice cake: The general English term.
• Steamed rice roll: A descriptive term, though less specific.

Related Phrases

• Gói bánh tày: To wrap (in banana leaves).
  • Cả gia đình cùng nhau gói bánh tày. (The whole family wraps bánh tày together.)
• Hấp bánh tày: To steam .
  • Bánh tày cần được hấp chín trong nhiều giờ. (Bánh tày needs to be steamed for many hours.)

noun

1. Small cylindric glutinous rice cake (filled with green bean paste and lard)