Definition

1. Noun:
   • A Vietnamese savory crispy rice pancake: A thin, crispy pancake made from rice flour batter, typically folded in half and filled with ingredients like shrimp, pork, and bean sprouts. The name "xèo" is onomatopoeic, imitating the sizzling sound it makes when the batter hits the hot pan.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Ở miền Tây, bánh xèo thường rất to và giòn. (In the Mekong Delta, bánh xèo is usually very large and crispy.)
  • Bữa trưa nay chúng tôi ăn bánh xèo với rau sống. (For lunch today, we are eating bánh xèo with fresh herbs.)
  • Cô ấy học cách làm bánh xèo từ mẹ. (She learned how to make bánh xèo from her mother.)

Advanced Usage

• "Bánh xèo" as a cultural dish: The dish is often associated with specific regions in Vietnam, with variations in size (smaller in Central Vietnam, larger in the South) and the inclusion of coconut milk in the batter.
  • Bánh xèo miền Trung thường nhỏ và có vị đậm đà hơn. (Central Vietnamese bánh xèo is usually smaller and has a richer flavor.)

Variants and Related Words

• Bánh khoái: A similar, smaller, and thicker crispy pancake specialty from Huế (Central Vietnam), sometimes considered a variant.
• Crêpe: The general French term for a thin pancake, often used as a translation, though is specifically savory and crispy.

Synonyms

• Vietnamese crispy pancake: A descriptive English synonym.
• Sizzling pancake: A translation focusing on the onomatopoeic name.

Related Phrases (Collocations)

• Làm bánh xèo: to make .
  • Mẹ tôi đang làm bánh xèo trong bếp. (My mother is making bánh xèo in the kitchen.)
• Ăn bánh xèo: to eat .
  • Đi du lịch Sài Gòn, bạn nhớ ăn bánh xèo. (When traveling to Saigon, remember to eat bánh xèo.)
• Chảo bánh xèo: pan (a special flat pan with low edges).
  • Bạn cần một cái chảo bánh xèo để làm món này. (You need a bánh xèo pan to make this dish.)

Related Idioms

There are no specific idioms containing the exact term "bánh xèo".

noun

1. Rice pancake folded in half (and filled with a shrimp, meat and soya bean sprouts)