I grew up scarfing platefuls of banh cuon — rice noodle rolls — which my parents fashioned from freshly made rice sheets that they’d line with a pork, shrimp and mushroom mixture and then fold into ...
The literal translation of “banh cuon” is “rolled cakes,” but a more apt translation would be “holy cow, I need more of these, immediately, forever, wow.” Actually, that translation may only apply at ...
You know pho, bánh mì, crawfish, and Asian Garden Night Market, but do you know bánh cuon? It's like a spring roll meets an omelet, with steamed rice sheets enveloping all sorts of stuffing—just a ...
Photo by Sarah CallenderSquare foot for square foot, the Bánh Cuôn Hông Mai chain may be Orange County's most bountiful food operation, two near-closets in Santa Ana and Garden Grove that offer 150 ...
There are many ways of remembering the past. For graphic illustrator and high school teacher Thien Pham, it came down to food. "When we were younger, my mom and dad were always working, we never saw ...