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Bánh da lợn or bánh da heo (literally "pig skin cake") is a Vietnamese steamed layer cake made from tapioca starch, rice flour, mashed mung beans, taro, or durian, coconut milk and/or water, and sugar. It is sweet and gelatinously soft in texture (not chewy), with thin (approximately 1 cm) colored layers alternating with layers of mung bean, durian, or taro filling.

Typical versions of bánh da lợn may feature the following ingredients:

* Pandan leaf (for green color) with mung bean paste filling
* Pandan leaf (for green color) with durian filling
* Lá cẩm (leaf of the magenta plant, Peristrophe roxburghiana; imparts a purple color when boiled) with mashed taro filling

In modern cooking, artificial food coloring is sometimes used in place of the vegetable coloring.

A cake called kuih lapis, which is made in Malaysia and Indonesia, is nearly identical to bánh da lợn.

Source: Wikipedia

Does anybody here like this Vietnamese dessert? I like eating it and when I eat it, I take them apart, layer by layer.





Picture credits: Wikipedia and google

[Vic-Vic]

Looks tasty. Is this similar to the filipino dessert sapin-sapin?

[koezane]

this is really hard to make

anyone here have the skill to make it ?

[kurayzeexivy]

OMG I love this!
I buy like once a week and kill it
in about 5 minutes. xD

[ShadowMax76]

x33 childhood memories. the only thing i liked about going to the local asian grocery/store. >.>' the general smell is like the dust off dried squid .

anyways. it's a nice treat for the kids. rofl _ sweet + soft. sort of sticky on your fingers, but i guess that's just the sugar.

o_O' had never really known the name or what exactly it was until now.

[oOo_polkadotszx]

omgoooood.
i love this stuff! I remember my Dad taking me to the Lao store to get this as a snack
yummm.

[apple_time]

i use to eat them when i was little, but only my parents really like to eat these Vietnamese desserts since they grew up in that country and it reminds them of their simple childhood

[blahs07]

yumm...best vietnamese dessert ever!!!
i use to eat this a lot whenever i'm at my grandma's house
since she makes them a lot and is a big fan of it too. Too bad
my parents don't like it as much so I don't eat it as often anymore
since I don't go to my grandma's house as much

[T0fu^.^]

this is really hard to make

anyone here have the skill to make it ?

You must be trippin', LOL. It's the easiest thing to make, the only "hard" part is that it's time consuming

[iitzjesss]

omg i used to get this stuff with my mom all the time! i enjoy eating the yellow parts more than the green

[melonaa]

i loove this stuff
hehe my momma makes it all the time

[ephemeral.]

I never knew the name. o:
I eat it layer by layer too.
I LOVE this stuff. <3

[MIS0HAPPY]

nommm.

my mom makes this all the time when guests come over.
i luffz it.

[Champagne*kisses]

I love eating this and peeling them apart too. I haven't had this for awhile though I think I need to make a trip to the viet market lol.

[herro diana]

I used to eat this A LOT when I was little. It's that delicious!

[gummyzsmile]

OMG haha i used to like around that area with that bakery!! haha i actually know where it is haha
i personally don't like it though, too sweet haha

[hamdainvincible]

i love it! but some vendors make it taste kind of 'gas-y'?
I really like the paste in the middle of the layers and it's just SO fun eating this!

[smyo.]

yummy!
my mum used to buy this alot when i was younger :3

[rachii-ee]

Oh~ I use to buy this a lot at the asian groceries with my mum.
They're yummy :}

[Swtess]

I hate the store ones. My mom makes it so much better, plus fresh is always better