Bò nướng lá lốt

Bò nướng lá lốt

Thịt bò nướng lá lốt ("grilled beef, in betel leaf") or thịt bò lá lốt ("beef, leaf of betel"), bò nướng lá lốt is a dish consisting of Vietnamese beef in lolot leaves, which are called "betel" leaves by some English magazines. The leaves smell spicy but have a medicinal taste.[1] The food is often served or sold at barbecues.[2]

In Southern Vietnam, the lolot leaf is also called "Lá lốp".

References

  1. Sami Scripter, Sheng Yang - Cooking from the Heart: The Hmong Kitchen in America-2009 Page 40 "Sometimes called pepper leaf or wild betel, this shrubby vine has heart-shaped leaves that smell spicy but taste medicinal. It is found in Asian markets labeled with its Vietnamese name, lá lốt."
  2. Pauline Nguyen, Luke Nguyen, Mark Jensen - Secrets of the Red Lantern: Stories and Vietnamese Recipes 2008 -Page 126 "Our barbecues offered beef wrapped in betel leaf,"

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