Bánh chuối

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Bánh chuối (literally "banana cake") is a sweet banana cake or bread pudding from Vietnam. Although its exact ingredients may vary, it is usually made with ripe bananas or plantains, coconut milk, sugar, white bread, shredded young coconut, condensed milk, butter, egg, and vanilla extract. In the finished dish, the cooked banana often appears purplish-red in colour.^photo

There are two varieties of bánh chuối:

• Bánh chuối nướng (literally "baked banana cake") - This variety of bánh chuối is cooked by baking it in a pan in an oven, giving it a golden-brown, crispy exterior.
• Bánh chuối hấp (literally "steamed banana cake") is similar in appearance to the baked version, but is steamed rather than baked, and the outside is not golden-colored.

[edit] External links

• Photo of a slice of bánh chuối nướng
• Bánh chuối nướng recipe
• Bánh chuối nướng recipe
• Bánh chuối hấp recipe (Vietnamese)
• Alice's Guide to Vietnamese Banh

[edit] See also

• Banana bread
• Banana pudding