Bánh giò - A Pyramid Rice Dumpling

This dumpling is dangerously steamy. Here are my thoughts on it from a kid to an adult.

Lisa Bi, Your Cousin Bi

12/7/20231 min read

I used to hate this snack. It just was too soft of a texture for me to really care about it. I didnt see the significance of it especially since, banh mi was THAT snack.

But as an adult, I realized with all the ingredients that go into it. How pure and simple this dish is.

For those that don't know... this app's origins is from the North but ask my uncles and aunts at a party and they will argue for hours and not agree on a single location!

It's a rice pyramid dumpling filled with ground meat, any fungus like wood ear mushrooms or shiitake which is what I used. And quail egg because dude , quail egg is a sleeper of an ingredient especially canned! Cause ain't nobody got time for that. We drench it with either nuoc mam , you know the mother sauce or like a sweet thick soy with a spicy sauce.

a woman holding a large piece of food in her hands

a woman holding a large piece of food in her hands

I hope that watching how this dish is made makes you revisit some childhood dishes that you may have hated and see if anything has changed. :) anyways first blog post down wooooo thanks for reading my terrible writing and maybe in a few years ... I will improve and maybe write a book HAHAAHH.