Bánh lá

Bánh lá (literally "leaf cake") is a category of bánh, or Vietnamese cakes, that consist of a parcel of a variety of rice stuffed with some fillings and wrapped in a leaf or leaves.

Varieties

Bánh bột lọc - cassava cake packed with shrimp

Bánh chưng

Bánh dừa - glutinous rice mixed with black bean paste cooked in coconut juice, wrapped in coconut leaf. The filling can be mung bean stir-fried in coconut juice or banana.

Bánh gai - made from the leaves of the "gai" tree (Boehmeria nivea) dried, boiled, ground into small pieces, then mixed with glutinous rice, wrapped in banana leaf. The filling is made from a mixture of coconut, mung bean, peanuts, winter melon, sesames, and lotus seeds.

Bánh giầy - white, flat, round glutinous rice cake with tough, chewy texture filled with mung bean or served with Vietnamese sausage (Giò lụa)

Bánh giò - pyramid shaped rice dough dumplings filled with pork, shallot, and wood ear mushroom wrapped in banana leaf

Bánh ít

Bánh ít lá gai - triangular dumpling wrapped in ramie leaf, similar to Chinese zongzi
Bánh ít tro- used in the Dragon Boat Festival (Vietnamese: Tết Đoan Ngọ).

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