Debbie
1077 posts
Mar 28, 2006
7:51 AM
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I answered your question in my blog too but decided to post it here so you won't miss it. The answer is Sesame Rice Cracker or Banh Da. Here is a website explaining it: Sesame Rice Crackers
I love it since I don't have to deep fry and can roast it on top of fire. I can do the same for papadum. So it is low fat.
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Debbie
Cooking is like love. It should be entered into with abandon or not at all. ~ Harriet Van Horne
Last Edited Debbie on 28-Mar-2006 9:45 AM
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Bryanna
Owner/Moderator
1507 posts
Mar 28, 2006
9:06 AM
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Thanks, Debbie...the url didn't work though.
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"To look like a goddess, eat like a peasant." Karen Andres
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Debbie
1079 posts
Mar 28, 2006
9:46 AM
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Sesame Rice Crackers Try this one!
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Debbie
Cooking is like love. It should be entered into with abandon or not at all. ~ Harriet Van Horne
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Bryanna
Owner/Moderator
1510 posts
Mar 28, 2006
12:17 PM
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Okay, that worked! But they aren't like the ones I had in Anaheim. Maybe they weren't rice-- they look more like Indian sago papad (see photo on this page:
http://www.nandyala.org/mahanandi/archives/2005/10/04/gongura-pappu-dal/), except they were white. I think they were fried.
They are described here:
http://www.tasteri.com/projo/reviews/20030220_saigon_cafe.htm
"Pretty white rice puffs, shaped like big, round scoops, dissolve almost instantly when covered with bits of the salad and a drizzling of the vinegar-and-chili sauce."
They are also described in a review of a Szechuan restaurant: "it was more of a sweet broth accompanied by large white and hot pink rice puffs."
So, if you see anything like that at a Vietnamese restaurant, please ask what they are! Thanks!
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"To look like a goddess, eat like a peasant." Karen Andres
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Debbie
1080 posts
Mar 28, 2006
2:23 PM
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Bryanna,
I have the one that is shown in Mahanandi blog site at home. Yes, that is made from Sago or tapioca. We bought it raw, like translucent chips, and then deep fry them. Indonesians call it KRUPUK (croo pook). Indian market has it too. I don't know what they call it.
True, Chinese restaurants use it too when they serve their dishes.
The Vietnamese sesame rice cracker (in that website I showed you) may look like that if it is deep fried, I think. I will ask my Vietnamese friend about it.
I will take a picture of mine at home which is garlic flavored. They make it in all kind of flavors including shrimp and fish. We only eat the garlic ones which are vegan. The color can be white, pink, green, etc.
The sesame crackers is the same I think, deep fried.
Val told me that Indian market also have crackers like these, uncooked, and flavored with chilies or other spices.
Oh, don't start me on these, I love these chips and can eat the whole container of it when I deep fried some at home. LOL!
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Debbie
Cooking is like love. It should be entered into with abandon or not at all. ~ Harriet Van Horne
Last Edited Debbie on 28-Mar-2006 2:24 PM
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Bryanna
Owner/Moderator
1513 posts
Mar 28, 2006
3:37 PM
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Thanks, Debbie! I will look in Nanaimo next time we go!
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"To look like a goddess, eat like a peasant." Karen Andres
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Debbie
1081 posts
Mar 28, 2006
3:42 PM
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Bryanna,
I will ask my Vietnamese co-worker (she went home sick apparently) for sure the name of the sesame cracker in Vietnamese so you can look for it. I can find it here in the market (already fried) but I am sure you should be able to find it somewhere up there.
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Debbie
Cooking is like love. It should be entered into with abandon or not at all. ~ Harriet Van Horne
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