Fried shrimp cake

Fried shrimp cake
Fried shrimp cakes in Cần Thơ
Place of originVietnam
Region or stateMỹ Xuyên district, Sóc Trăng province, Southern Vietnam
Associated cuisineKhmer and Vietnamese
Created byKhmer Krom
Serving temperatureHot
Main ingredientsrice flour, mung beans, shrimps, and stir-fried minced pork with shallots.

Fried shrimp cake (Khmer: នំកំប៉ុង, nom kapong; Vietnamese: bánh cống) is a specialty of Khmer Krom in Mỹ Xuyên district, Sóc Trăng province, Southern Vietnam. Over time, the dish has spread across Mekong Delta, as well as some other localities in Vietnam.[1][2]

The main ingredients of the fried shrimp cake is rice flour, mung beans, shrimps, and stir-fried minced pork with shallots. A mixture of rice flour, mung beans, stir-fried minced pork with shallots are filled in a cake mould, topped with more rice flour and shrimps, and deep-fried in oil until crispy. They are eaten hot by wraping the fried shrimp cake in lettuce and dipping in sweet and sour fish sauce.[1][2]

See also

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  • Okoy, a similar Filipino dish

References

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  1. ^ a b Chau Polly (21 March 2021). "Famous traditional Khmer people's shrimp cake dishes in the delta". Vietnam Times. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b Le Xuan (17 May 2021). "Khmer people's unique shrimp cake in the delta". Saigon Times. Retrieved 27 August 2023.