Fried shrimp cake

Fried shrimp cake

Fried shrimp cakes in Cần Thơ
Place of origin	Vietnam
Region or state	Mỹ Xuyên district, Sóc Trăng province, Southern Vietnam
Associated cuisine	Khmer and Vietnamese
Created by	Khmer Krom
Serving temperature	Hot
Main ingredients	rice 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

• Okoy, a similar Filipino dish

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