Thanh Trì Village · Steamed Rice Rolls
Bánh Cuốn
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The classic Thanh Trì version is often served with no filling at all — just thin plain sheets eaten with fried shallots, chả lụa and dipping sauce.
A thin, near-translucent sheet of steamed rice batter is filled with minced pork and wood-ear mushroom, rolled, and topped with crispy fried shallots, served with slices of Vietnamese sausage and a light fish-sauce dip. Hanoi vendors often steam the batter to order, peeling each sheet straight off the cloth before rolling it while still warm.
Why it's made this way: The dish is traditionally traced to Thanh Trì, a village on Hanoi's southern edge once famous for producing especially thin, delicate rice sheets, and Hanoians still distinguish 'bánh cuốn Thanh Trì' as the benchmark version of the dish.
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