"Father" of jumping shrimp pancake

To enjoy the best shrimp pancake (banh xeo tom nhay), you have to go to Mrs. Nam My Cang's restaurant in Tuy Phuoc district - about 15 km from the center of Quy Nhon city.

In Binh Dinh province, shrimp pancakes are sold everywhere. However, to enjoy the best shrimp pancakes, you have to go to Mrs. Nam My Cang's restaurant in My Cang village, Phuoc Son commune, Tuy Phuoc district - about 15 km from the center of Quy Nhon city. The owner of this restaurant is Mrs. Nam, the "father" of the shrimp pancake dish.

Ms. Ly Thi Thu, the originator of Binh Dinh's famous shrimp pancake (Banh Xeo Tom Nhay).

Mrs. Nam, whose real name is Ly Thi Thu, is 87 years old. In her youth, she married and had a son. Her husband died in the war, and without a job, she chose to make Vietnamese pancakes (banh xeo) to earn a living.

"Banh xeo (Vietnamese savory pancake) is sold everywhere. So, for a newly opened restaurant, we have to make delicious banh xeo to attract customers. That's why I thought of making banh xeo with live prawns and flour made from the best quality rice. As for the accompanying fresh vegetables, we have unripe mango, thinly sliced ​​cucumber, and lettuce and herbs that are as fresh as if they were just picked from the garden," Mrs. Nam recalled.

The specialty dish is the jumping shrimp pancake from Mrs. Nam My Cang.

The restaurant is just a small, one-story house in the countryside, but it's always crowded. Customers know Mrs. Nam's restaurant not only for its quality but also for its unique feature: the prawns are still alive and jumping on the pancake batter. That's why people call Mrs. Nam's restaurant the "jumping prawn pancake restaurant."

Making My Cang shrimp pancake

For over 40 years, the restaurant has maintained an unwavering rule: customers, whether close friends or VIPs, must queue to eat. Mrs. Nam shared that the restaurant's guiding principle is to use only live prawns for the pancakes. Therefore, on days when she can only get a small quantity of live prawns, she has to close early rather than use other types of prawns for the pancakes.

The delicious banh xeo (Vietnamese savory pancake) from Mrs. Nam My Cang

Decades ago, seeing Mrs. Nam's restaurant always crowded with customers, many locals imitated her, opening a series of shrimp pancake restaurants. And so, to this day, shrimp pancake has become a specialty of Binh Dinh province.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/cha-de-cua-banh-xeo-tom-nhay-196250124135344512.htm