Definition

1. Noun:
   • A type of dry, thin, and crispy Vietnamese rice cake or pancake, traditionally made from rice flour and often circular in shape. It is typically sun-dried or baked until hard and brittle.
   • A key ingredient or base for various dishes, such as being grilled to make "bánh đa nướng" or softened in broth for soups.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Mẹ mua bánh đa về để nướng ăn. (Mom bought some bánh đa to grill and eat.)
  • Bánh đa trong món bún riêu thường được ngâm cho mềm. (The bánh đa in crab noodle soup is usually soaked to soften it.)
  • Ở miền Bắc, bánh đa thường được làm rất mỏng và giòn. (In the North, bánh đa is often made very thin and crispy.)

Advanced Usage

• "bánh đa nem": This refers specifically to the dry, translucent rice paper wrappers used for making spring rolls ("nem" or "chả giò"). It is a common variant.

  • Nhớ mua bánh đa nem để gói nem rán nhé. (Remember to buy bánh đa nem to wrap fried spring rolls.)

• "bánh đa nướng": Refers to the dish where the dry cake is grilled, often over charcoal, and brushed with a savory sauce (like in Hải Phòng city).

  • Đặc sản Hải Phòng là món bánh đa nướng hải sản. (A specialty of Hai Phong is grilled bánh đa with seafood.)

Variants and Related Words

• Bánh đa nem (n): Rice paper wrapper for spring rolls.
• Bánh đa nướng (n): Grilled rice cake (a dish).
• Bánh đa cua (n): A noodle soup from Hai Phong featuring crab broth and .
• Bánh tráng (n): A more general Southern Vietnamese term for sun-dried rice sheets, which can be similar or identical to in some contexts.

Synonyms

• Bánh tráng (in Southern Vietnamese usage): Rice paper, dried rice sheet.
• Dry rice pancake/cake: A direct descriptive translation.

Related Phrases/Compounds

• Nướng bánh đa: To grill the rice cake.
• Bánh đa vừng: coated with sesame seeds.
• Canh bánh đa: A soup dish using softened .

Related Idioms

(This word is primarily a concrete noun for a food item and is not commonly used in idiomatic expressions.)

noun

1. Dry pancake