The meaning of Western pancakes - the soul of Vietnamese countryside

Pancake is no longer a strange dish for Vietnamese people. The meaning of pancake was deeply embedded in the tradition of our grandparents. Nowadays, pancake is not just made at festivals or traditional family meals, but pancake is considered as a normal meal. Pancake is not only a dish that makes up the quintessence of Western cuisine but also the crystallization of the rustic cultural values of the people living there.

No one knows when it was born, just the pancake has entered Western cuisine with the image of an incredible rustic, rustic and simple dish. According to some other information, the origin of the western pancake dish is from the Central Vietnam. During the process of the Central people migrating, reclaiming and settling down in the South, especially the Southwest, brought with them the extremely unique way of making this cake.

Western pancakes (Source Internet)

Why is the name pancake? The reason for its name is because the sound "sizzles" when pouring cakes, which creates a charismatic and attractive sound when you first hear it. Many people believe that because of the sound of "sizzles" pouring the cake, it stimulates the taste buds, and cannot resist by the fragrant aroma that creates cultural values of pancake. Compared with pancake in other regions, Western pancake is smaller in size. Although it is little big, the incense still captivates people's hearts. That is also the reason that tourists who have booked tours to the West cannot forget this unique cake.

Pancakes are often sold a lot in the rainy season, because each cake is crispy, hot, and delicious, making people feel warmer. Depending on the characteristics of each region, the cake will be made from shrimp, beef, squid, siamese duck, adding a little mushroom and a bean sprouts to increase the taste.

Western pancakes (Source Internet)

Pancakes are made simply, but it's not like that, not everyone can do it successfully right from the first time. It must be very skillful that the cake is round, not being torn, and completely crunchy but not fragile.

If you lack a plate of vegetables, with 1 cup of sauce, you will lose all the meaning of pancake. Sauce dishes are often mixed sour sweet, adding a little thin carrots, chili, and pepper. There are indispensable accompanying vegetables such as broccoli, fish lettuce, perilla, forest vegetables, sour star fruit, and thin sliced banana. To enjoy the most rustic standard, you have to use your hand to roll it little by little so it will taste better. Biting a piece of cake, the taste of country soul melts lightly on the tip of the tongue. Surely anyone far from home cannot forget that familiar taste.