Thịt bò nướng lá lốt ("grilled beef, in lolot leaf") or thịt bò lá lốt ("beef, leaf of lolot"), bò nướng lá lốt is a dish consisting of

Vietnamese Vietnamese may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Vietnam, a country in Southeast Asia ** A citizen of Vietnam. See Demographics of Vietnam. * Vietnamese people, or Kinh people, a Southeast Asian ethnic group native to Vietnam ** Overse ...

beef Beef is the culinary name for meat from cattle (''Bos taurus''). In prehistoric times, humankind hunted aurochs and later domesticated them. Since that time, numerous breeds of cattle have been bred specifically for the quality or quantit ...

in lolot leaves, which are called " betel" leaves by some English magazines. The leaves smell spicy but have a medicinal taste. The food is often served or sold at barbecues, and is the 5th out of 7 courses in the multi-course meal Bò 7 món.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," There is a northern version called ''chả lá lốt'' using pork instead of beef and often pan-fried instead of grilled. In Southern Vietnam, the lolot leaf is also called ''lá lốp''. Bo la lot is often topped with crushed roasted peanuts and green onions, or served with lettuce, mint leaves, daikon and carrot pickles, and vermicelli noodles, dipped in ''nứơc mắm pha'' (Vietnamese dipping sauce).

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