Banh bot loc is offered at a street-side stall in Hue, central Vietnam. Photograph by VnExpress/Ngan Duong
CNN has chosen banh bot loc (Vietnamese tapioca dumplings), a specialty originating from the previous imperial capital of Hue, as considered one of world’s 35 tastiest dumplings.
Banh bot loc is a chewy dumpling created from tapioca flour and crammed with pork and shrimp. The cake is roofed in banana leaves and steamed earlier than being served sizzling with a small bowl of dipping sauce consisting of fish sauce and garlic.
The tapioca dumpling is obtainable in several elements of Vietnam in several variations.
In some meals stalls, you possibly can order pork sausage cha to eat with banh bot loc. A portion prices from VND15,000 -20,000 ($0.6-0.8).
Different dumplings on the record have been Xiaolongbao (Chinese language dumplings steamed in bamboo baskets), Siomay (Indonesian steamed fish dumpling), Hong Kong-style shrimp wonton, kartoffelknoedel potato dumplings in Germany, and Japanese gyoza.