Firing up breakfast pancakes Vietnam-style
Sizzling shrimp and pork-filled pancakes are the best way to start the day in Ninh Thuan Province.
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| These little rice pancakes, originally a common food of the Cham people in Ninh Thuan Province, have gradually become a regional specialty. |
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| The cakes, called banh can in Vietnamese, are cooked by pouring a mixture of rice powder and egg into round clay molds. The rim should be slightly burnt to add flavor to the tasty treat. |
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| Slices of pork, shrimp and scallions give the pancakes their tantalizing flavor. |
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| Banh can are baked over hot coals that vendors have to fire up very early in the morning to be hot enough in time for breakfast. |
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| Banh can in Ninh Thuan are served with a bowl of sauce made from braising of fish, pickles and onions. |
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| Banh can are available on many street corners in Phan Rang, the capital of Ninh Thuan. |
