Bánh rế is a Vietnamese street food made from

sweet potato The sweet potato or sweetpotato (''Ipomoea batatas'') is a dicotyledonous plant that belongs to the Convolvulus, bindweed or morning glory family (biology), family, Convolvulaceae. Its large, starchy, sweet-tasting tuberous roots are used as a r ...

es. The sweet potato is made into a

pancake A pancake (or hotcake, griddlecake, or flapjack) is a flat cake, often thin and round, prepared from a Starch, starch-based batter (cooking), batter that may contain eggs, milk and butter and cooked on a hot surface such as a griddle or fryi ...

, deep-fried, then sugared.J. W. T. Bottema, ''Sweet potato in Viet Nam: production and markets'' Page 19 ESCAP Regional Co-ordination Centre for Research and Development of Coarse Grains, Pulses, Roots and Tuber Crops in the Humid Tropics of Asia and the Pacific - 1991 "They are also made into dried pellets (Quang Nam-Da Nang), or half-boiled and made into various cakes: "Banh re", "Banh deo", "Banh thuan", (Thuan Hai province)." It is associated with the Bình Thuận area.

Color variants

Bánh rế has two color variants: * Reddish brown, which resembles that of cockroach wings. * Yellow: This variant is made of sweet potato and tapioca, with a golden color similar to that of honey.

References

Pancakes Street food in Vietnam Bánh Potato dishes Deep fried foods {{Vietnam-cuisine-stub