I grew up scarfing platefuls of banh cuon — rice noodle rolls — which my parents fashioned from freshly made rice sheets that they’d line with a pork, shrimp and mushroom mixture and then fold into ...

The literal translation of “banh cuon” is “rolled cakes,” but a more apt translation would be “holy cow, I need more of these, immediately, forever, wow.” Actually, that translation may only apply at ...

On the streets of Ho Chi Minh City, it can sometimes seem like everyone is eating: on the backs of mopeds, bent over foot-high plastic stools, under the umbrellas of a restaurant patio. This ...

Carl Han ordered spicy snail soup, three kinds of banh cuon, and Hanoi grilled pork at Thien Thanh restaurant on Bellaire. Then he prepared several bowls of dipping sauces. For the meat-stuffed banh ...

The noodle sheets, traditionally steamed over cloth and rolled with finely minced fillings, are painstakingly made in restaurants and at an at-home cooking class in Southern California. By Tejal Rao ...

There is no fish sauce to dip the roll, only a brown mixture that you won't find anywhere else. Although banh cuon (steamed rice paper roll) is not a local dish, it is a favorite of many Hanoians. In ...

All the foodies agreed that it is worth-a-wait to taste one of the best steamy "banh cuon" in town. All the foodies agreed that it is worth-a-wait to taste one of the best steamy "banh cuon" in town.