bánh cáy
A northern Vietnamese rice cake made from sticky rice, sugar, gac or gardenia, sesame, carrots, mandarin orange peel, and lard. Its roasted, ground mixture is placed in a square box and traditionally served with tea.
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About this dish
It is made of sticky rice, sugar, gac or gardenia, sesame, carrots, mandarin orange peel, and lard. The mixture is roasted and ground, then put into a square box. It resembles the eggs of the con cáy, a small crab in northern Vietnam which lives in rivers and rice paddies, from which this bánh derives its name. Bánh cáy is traditionally served with tea.