Nha Trang pound cake – a delicious rustic dish

Not only famous as a popular tourist destination with blue sea, white sand, golden sunshine, but Nha Trang also attracts a large number of tourists with many delicious dishes with distinct flavors. In addition to the famous specialties such as: cake cuon cha, jellyfish vermicelli, grilled spring rolls, seafood cakes, …, this city also has a dish worth trying, which is cake dap. Bicycle cake is always on the list of must-try delicious dishes when coming to Nha Trang thanks to the speciality from the processing to the way of eating. Therefore, if you have the opportunity to travel to Nha Trang, do not miss this dish!

Banh dam is a popular specialty in Nha Trang

Banh dam is a fairly popular dish but very popular in Khanh Hoa, especially Nha Trang. This dish is the perfect combination between the crispy rice paper on the outside and the soft wet cake made from rice flour inside. The cake is usually served with onion fat, dried shrimp, ground shrimp and dipped with fish sauce or seasoning. Before eating, users will use their hands to break the baked rice paper layer to break it and stick to the wet cake inside. Thus, the sweet and salty flavor of the filling will blend very attractively.

Although it is a bit old-fashioned, the process of making pound cake needs ingenuity

Although Nha Trang pound cake looks simple, the processing process requires meticulousness and ingenuity. First, rice to make wet cakes must be soaked overnight and then ground, mixed with a little filtered water. Then, the cook is evenly coated, steamed to create the finished product, which is thin, flexible pieces of wet cake. The rice paper outside will be dried and then baked to a crispy golden color. Finally, the dipping sauce. Banh dam in Nha Trang will usually be served with 2 types of dipping sauce, mixed fish sauce or seasoned fish sauce. The dipping sauce is the main factor that determines most of the flavor of the dish. Each type of dipping sauce has its own flavor and each address will have its own recipe.

The layer of wet cake is covered with greased onions

The most different thing about banh dam in Nha Trang compared to other regions is the filling. If Da Nang dam cake is eaten with boiled heart, pork, Hoi An dam cake is eaten with fried mussels, … then Nha Trang dam cake is eaten with shredded young mango, grilled skewers, grilled pork rolls. Especially in the thin layer of wet cake, it will be greased with onions, dried shrimp, fried onions, ground shrimp and cotton balls.

Nha Trang smashed cake will usually have a topping of grilled skewers

How to eat Nha Trang smash cake 

Nha Trang pound cake must be eaten by hand to be correct and taste. When you hold the pound cake, dip it in the dipping sauce and bite it, you will feel the great taste. Diners should eat Banh Dap while it is still hot because at that time, the baked rice paper is still crispy, the cake is wet and the filling inside is hot. Served with battered bread with spring rolls. This dish can be eaten in the morning, afternoon and evening.

The batter must be eaten when it is hot to feel the best taste

The famous cake shops in Nha Trang are delicious 

1. Loan batter cake

Address: 16A Hong Linh, Phuoc Hoa Ward, Nha Trang

Opening hours: 6am – 11am and 2pm – 8pm

Banh Dam Loan is one of the  famous Banh Dap shops in Nha Trang , located on Hong Linh Street. If you are looking to enjoy authentic Nha Trang dam cake, this is the number 1 address. The shop has been operating for nearly 20 years. Not only is it a popular breakfast place for locals, but Loan Dam cake shop also has a large number of tourists. Due to the large number of customers every day, the shop sold out quite early.

The wet cake here is always hot coated directly, when a guest calls, the hostess stirs the dough and makes it soft. Many guests rated the wet cake as being moderately thick, chewy, and flexible, served with crispy baked rice paper, which is extremely tasty. In addition, visitors can also order more omelette wet cakes to change their taste. Each serving of battered bread is sprinkled with ground syrup, cotton wool, onion fat and comes with a plate of skewers and rolls. When eating, dip the cake into a bowl of rich dipping sauce.

Standard battered cake at Loan shop (Photo: pe0z).

2. Binh Minh beat cake

Address: 139 Ngo Gia Tu, Tan Lap Ward, Nha Trang

Open: 6am – 9pm

In the list of famous cake shops in Nha Trang , Binh Minh restaurant is a name that is not too strange for many people. Not only the quality of the cake is delicious, but the dipping sauce here is also very special. The space of the restaurant is clean and airy. Because of that, Binh Minh brand has become the leading popular pound cake shop in Nha Trang.

The restaurant serves 3 main dishes: banh cuon, wet cake, and pound cake. Every dish has a delicious taste. The shop’s wet cake is poured quite thin, flexible, smooth, on top is sprinkled with dried ground shrimp, onion fat, eaten with crispy sesame rice paper wrapped on the outside. Each piece of pound cake will have shredded mango, pickled rolls, and pickles. In addition, guests can order more grilled bacon. Binh Minh Dam cake shop has two types of dipping sauces for visitors to choose from. It is seasoned fish sauce and mixed fish sauce. Just holding a piece of battered cake, sandwiched between grilled meat or spring rolls, dipped with sweet and sour fish sauce or seasoned fish sauce, it’s too perfect for a meal.

Binh Minh dam cake shop.

3. Ngo Duc Ke battered cake

Address: 8 Ngo Duc Ke, Tan Lap Ward, City. Nha Trang

Open: 6am – 10am

Although it has only been in operation for a few years, Ngo Duc Ke’s cake has reached the top of one of the most popular cake shops in Nha Trang . The factor that makes the difference of the restaurant is that the grilled rice paper is delicious and fragrant when enjoyed. Not only that, the wet cake is sprinkled with pounded peanuts. The battered cakes are all pre-cut, and the accompanying grilled meat and sausages are also quite filling. Banh dam will be served with sweet and sour onion fish sauce, which is very mouth-watering. One thing to note is that the shop is only open in the morning, so please note the time to visit!

Ngo Duc Ke beat cake.

4. Hong Linh pounded rice paper

Address: 16A Hong Linh, Nha Trang

Opening hours: 07:00 – 19:30

When it comes to delicious cake shops in Nha Trang , it is indispensable to mention the name of Hong Linh cake shop. With more than 20 years of operation, perhaps most locals know this address. Located in the central route, you will not be too difficult to find here. The secret to making the famous brand here is the bowl of dipping sauce prepared by the owner himself, eating very well, stimulating the taste.

Banh dam at the shop is quite thin, there are two layers: soft wet cake and crispy rice paper. When coming to eat, diners will be able to see the cake making stages because it is baked on the spot, so the heat of the dish is always guaranteed. Fragrant fried onions mixed with seasoning sauce have created a perfect dish. The restaurant is always crowded but the hygiene is quite clean.

Hong Linh pounded rice paper.

Nha Trang pound cake is a simple and popular specialty, but it is always proud of and introduced by locals to tourists near and far. If you have the opportunity to come to this beautiful city, please visit one of the famous Nha Trang cake shops just suggested above to enjoy a delicious meal!

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