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Bánh xèo is a guilty pleasure and one of my favorite Vietnamese food. It literally means sizzling pancake, and a friend tells me that the word “xèo” mimics the sound you hear when the rice batter is poured into the hot skillet. With limited number of days in a city, there are only so many meals you can have, so I wanted to eat only the best Bahn Xeo I could find.
Just a short walk from Tân Định Church, the famous pink church in Ho Chi Minh, is probably one of the most famous Banh Xeo store in the city.
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You'll know you found the right place when you see an old lady frying her way with multiple skillets.
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Made famous than none other than the late Anthony Bourdain, Banh Xeo 46a is definitely a place for you to visit. The effects of being featured by a famous chef is obvious when you arrive with a lot of tourists and a large seating area. However, the prices remain inexpensive.
Banh Xeo is obviously the one dish you should be ordering here and it comes in two sizes. I ordered the smaller size, which is more than enough for one person.
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The fillings of the Banh Xeo here are mainly bean sprout with onions, pork, prawns, garlic.
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How you eat it, is that you take a good balance of the pancake and fillings and wrap it with vegetables (much like Korean BBQ) and eat it whole, if it fits.
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Other notable dishes are their spring rolls and their garlic chicken wings.
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You should definitely not come on weekend evenings unless you fancy long queues. I haven't eaten enough Banh Xeo to say this is the best, but I am pretty sure this is the most famous.
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