The best traditional Vietnamese cakes (bánh)
The top 3 according to 11 votes from people: Bánh chưng · Bánh tét · Bánh xèo. (Updated Jul 27, 2026.)
Vietnam's signature traditional bánh according to Toplist, the Á Âu baking school and Saigontourist: from Tet's bánh chưng to bánh xèo and Hue's bánh bèo.
Automatically translated (original in Tiếng Việt). See the original
Top 15
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1
Bánh chưng
Square sticky-rice cake in dong leaves with mung bean and pork, the soul of northern Tet.
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2
Bánh tét
Cylindrical sticky-rice cake for Tet in the south.
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3
Bánh xèo
Crisp pancake with shrimp, pork and bean sprouts, wrapped in herbs.
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4
Bánh cuốn
Thin steamed rice rolls with pork and wood-ear mushroom, dipped in fish sauce.
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5
Bánh bèo
Steamed rice cakes in small bowls with dried shrimp, a Hue speciality.
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6
Bánh khọt
Small crisp shrimp pancakes from Vung Tau.
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7
Bánh pía
Soc Trang pastry with mung bean, durian and salted egg.
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8
Mooncake
Baked and sticky mooncakes for the Mid-Autumn Festival.
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9
Bánh da lợn
Steamed layer cake of pandan and mung bean.
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10
Bánh bò
Spongy fermented rice cake, light and sweet.
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11
Bánh cốm
Hanoi green young-rice cake with mung bean filling.
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12
Hai Duong mung bean cake
Fine mung bean cake, the speciality of Hai Duong.
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13
Bánh bột lọc
Clear tapioca dumplings with shrimp and pork from Hue.
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14
Bánh ít lá gai
Black sticky-rice cake with mung bean and coconut from Binh Dinh.
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15
Bánh tráng trộn
Saigon's rice-paper street salad.
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16
Cake asked
Cake made from small vermicelli strands woven into sheets, eaten with roasted meat, onion fat, Binh Dinh specialty.
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17
Banh can
Cake made from rice flour baked in a clay mold, a specialty of Phan Rang and Da Lat, eaten with fish sauce and onion fat.
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18
Bánh giò
Rice-flour pyramid in banana leaf with pork and mushroom.
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Comments (3)
Thiếu bánh căn và bánh hỏi rồi!
Bánh xèo miền Tây giòn rụm, ngon nhất.
Bánh chưng ngày Tết, không thể thiếu.