bánh bò

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

Shortened from bánh vú bò (“cow udder cake”) < bánh (“cake”) +‎ vú bò (“cow udder”) < vú (“breast”) +‎ bò (“cow”).

According to a popular folk etymology, this term instead comes from bánh +‎ bò (to crawl), referring to how the cake "crawls" up to the rim of the bowl when steamed to completion.

Pronunciation

Noun

(classifier chiếc) bánh bò • (餅𤙭)

bánh bò hấp
  1. A sweet, chewy sponge cake of southern Chinese origin and popular in southern Vietnam, made of rice flour, water, sugar, coconut milk, and yeast.

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References

  • Huình-Tịnh Paulus Của (1895). "𤙭 Bò" Đại Nam Quấc Âm Tự Vị (in Vietnamese) 1. Saigon: Imprimerie Rey, Curiol, & Compagnie. p. 61.
  • Lê Trung Hoa (2013 October 19) “Bánh không cẳng sao gọi bánh bò? [Why is a cake without shanks called crawling cake?]”, in Tuổi Trẻ‎ (in Vietnamese), retrieved March 24, 2014
  • Phương Lam (2011 September 14) “Bánh bò – chút quà miền Nam [Bánh bò – a little treat from the South]”, in Lao Động‎ (in Vietnamese), Vietnam General Confederation of Labour, retrieved March 24, 2014
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