Bot Chien (Bột Chiên) - Vietnamese Street Food in Saigon
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- Опубліковано 28 лют 2015
- Bot chien are fried Vietnamese rice flour cakes. Read about it here: migrationology.com/2015/03/bot...
When I was wandering around eating all sorts of delicious food in Saigon, one of the dishes I came across was bot chien, the Vietnamese version of a Chinese chai tow kway or a Singapore / Malaysian carrot cake. The dish is made with rice flour cakes, which include a little tapioca starch as well, which are cut into rectangles. The rice flour cakes are then fried in oil, typically lard I think, before an egg is cracked over the top of it, and then it’s seasoned with a handful of deep fried pork rinds, and some green onions, and finally a sprinkle of pepper for extra flavor.
After seeing this street food stall in Saigon, I had no choice but to sit down to give it a try. I loved everything about this particular foods stall - it was located down an alley, it was surrounded by motorbikes, it was friendly, and the owner had that wonderful motherly cook look to her. I ordered a plate, and as she got started cooking my bot chien, I got to meet a little boy and his grandmother as they hung out. One of the greatest things about eating in Saigon is all the extremely friendly and kind people that you meet.
It didn’t take long for her to assemble my plate of bot chien, and after frying up the rice cakes with the eggs, she then topped it with a handful of shredded green papaya, and then squirted on a little chili sauce. The bot chien was served with a dark sauce, which seemed to be a pretty nice balance of sweet, salty, and just slightly sour. I saw some other eaters pour the entire bowl of sauce over their plate of bot chien, but just decided to use it by the spoonful with each bite.
The bot chien was of course a bit on the greasy side, but it was extremely tasty at the same time. What I really liked was the shredded green papaya, which added a wonderful crispness and freshness to the plate. The rice flour cakes were hearty and thick, and a bit starchy. It was indeed another wonderful snack on the streets of Saigon.
Address: Hem 174 Nguyễn Thiện Thuật, just off Ban Co street, very near to Chợ Bàn Cờ Market, but you’ll find this street food snack all over Saigon
Open hours: I think throughout the day, though I’m not sure of the exact hours
Prices: 25,000 VND ($1.15)
Music in this video courtesy of Audio Network
This video was made by Mark Wiens and Ying Wiens in Thailand: migrationology.com/blog & www.eatingthaifood.com/
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Quick recipe for those who want to make this dish at home:
Visit any Viet/Asian supermarket and get the rice/taro cake, cut it into bite-size pieces, pan-fry them with 2-3 tbs of oil until crispy golden brown, pour 1 or 2 beaten eggs on it with chopped green onion.
For the sauce: mix 1 soy sauce, 1 sugar, 1/2 vinegar and 1 warm water together.
(This will taste just fine without green papaya, so if you can't find one, no worries.)
That's pretty much it! (I'm living in O.C, Southern California btw)
Nice!
Andy Nguyen Tran Cool, thanks Andy!
is it same as sticky rice cake/tikoy?
ch0bits the rice/taro cake is a more simplified version of chinese radish/carrot cake, which can also be used for Andy's recipe if you want a more fancy version of the dish
or u can go to helen's recipes to get this recipe
One of my favourite dishes of all time. 10/10 for this video.
suprhomre Thank you!
You made me miss home so much. The woman who sold the food looks typical vietnamese middle-age woman, and she reminds me of mom. My mom usually cooked for the family and she has very kind smile. Even in the hottest days of years, mom still cooks in a hell kitchen. I have to come back home
one of your best videos, mark. fantastic color explosion. this camera angle definitely beats the frontal shots. it engages the whole environment. more of this, for sure! ty, chris
TheLicewine Thank you Chris, the location of this place was just so cool.
I'm glad you got to try some! It's hands-down always been my favorite Vietnamese street food. I make it sometimes and there's more work in it than one would think.
applegravity14 Great to hear you love it too!
This combination looks just too good for words, Mark now I'm hungry!!!
You'd never find this at any North American Viet restaurant!
*****
Amazing I'll have to try when I visit my uncle next year in Hayward!!
Just visit any Viet supermarket and get the rice/taro cake, cut it into bite size pieces, get a pan and fry them until crispy golden brown, pour 1 or 2 beaten eggs on it with chopped green onion.
For the sauce: mix 1 soy sauce, 1 sugar, 1/2 vinegar and 1 warm water together.
This is usually served with hot sauce and thin strands of green papaya. (this will taste just fine without green papaya, so if you can't find one, no worries.)
That's pretty much it! (I'm living in O.C, Southern California btw)
Andy Nguyen Tran
Thanks bro I'm saving your recipe and I'll make it this week, looks too good!!!
no problem! This is very simple yet extremely tasty, you can't go wrong with it haha
TheSpritz0 Thank you!
Omg, Im so surprise of the way you identify ingredients in the sauce. Im from Vietnam, and when I came to Singapore, I did try carrot cake there. They are almost the same concept. Since I moved to the US, I could not find any place serve this good dish like it was in Vietnam and Singapore. You make me recall those days when I was a little kid, I used to eat bot chien every single morning at the vendor right in front of my elementary school.
Thanks for this wonderful video.
That child at 0:39 is unbelievably beautiful! ❤️ Vietnam from Italy
Lovely colors w the food. A winner.
I can smell all the delicious smells from here. THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR LOVE OF FOOD ALWAYS MARK
Big thumb up for always grabbing that chili!!! Love it!!!
this rice cake tastes too good.. i am about to make it again for me and my daughter.. she loves this dish so much ... really yummy
Dude mouthwatering video! One of my favorite dishes.
That looks so good Mark!!
mark, you have the best job in the world!
I've never had this dish but saw Helen's Recipes cook it on her channel and was drooling. It looks so delicious!
Both a great food video and also a well-filmed travel video....excellent as usual! Thanks for sharing.
Allan Moore Thank you Allan
Watching your videos make me miss Sài Gòn and Việt Nam so much, no Vietnamese restaurants in New Zealand where i am staying now can make Vietnamese foods as good as the street of Saigon :). Great job bro.
I and my wife loved your video. Congratulations for your work.
Luiz Gueiros Thank you Luiz
Looking forward to taking a trip to Thailand in the fall...but after watching this I would really love to check out Vietnam as well!Thanks for all your wonderful vids!
The dish is very interesting as I've never heard of it and I love that you were situated next to the lady the entire time. What a great video Mark.
Tosh T Thank you Tosh, I love this style of eating, front row!
I love your expression !
Delicious :) thanks Mark
van nguyen Thank you Van
as a Vietnamese I proudly say that all VNmese foods are delicious :v
Me too!
And so cheap ~
+Airin Chirido and healthy!...compared to Western foods
Not really.... Mam bo hoc and dog meat is not delicious
Mark it maybe not the healthiest dish but WOW! as a treat now and then it looks totally delicious!
Thanks again for yet another mouth watering tease!
Ryan.
Ryan Darcy Thanks Ryan, right about that.
comfort foods
I know everyone, worldwide has a comfort food...
to remind em of home, a special someone, make em feel better etc...
I think it'll be great for you to make top comfort foods for each country you've travelled/explored
Tony Gomez Thank you very much Tony, that's a great idea, I might try to put some together like that.
Looks good Mark! I need to try that
this is my favorite Vietnamese snack! love the video!
bot chien is the best mark!!! thanks for the nostalgia.
Mr Tetsirou Thank you for watching
I Love this channel
Ty Ron Thank you Ty
looks delicious..
Barnali's Kitchen Thank you!
Hey Mark, we were in saigon in december. I am regretting that i didn't eat more street food. Anyway great videos!
thanks for the cooking part! :)))
you are the only one youtuber who i support with thumbs and comments :) i watch twice :)
zen siert Big thank you Zen, I really appreciate it.
that looks yummy. with a cup of coffee. this dish would make my morning
Just found your channel!!! Your videos are awesome and very informative. BTW, the way you enjoy foods is unique lol.. Thanks for coming to Vietnam.
Soybean Thank you very much, really appreciate it.
You make me so hungry! Great video!
JP Goes Global Thanks JP
the food looks really good 😋
mouth be watering over here at 2am..
Good eating and nice views. Love the colors and the people. Way to go Mark!
See Canon Thank you!
It's really similar to what we have here in singapore. We call it carrot cake. Without failure, I'll drool at every food video from you 😊
Mark, you are sooooo fit because of alllllllll the chilies that you eat with every dish! :) Love your videos!
mark, love all your videos and watch them so much that whenever I taste something new and wonderful, I make your famous UMUM good face!! keep em coming. thanks!
tom rogers Thank you Tom, haha, yes great to hear that.
would really love a series on singaporean food!! :) Mark Wiens keep up the good work
thank you very much . for introducing my country's culture ... i like your video
I love your facial expression when you tasted the dish. Yes this could be greasy but it is delish!!!
Mark, Yes, it looks like a good foundation to absorb any flavor you wish. Of course, I would go for the chilis as well! LOL! Take care.. Enjoy the vids.
Tess Cooks 4u Thank you, that's a great way to put it.
She seems so sweet! Thank you for the close-up shots of her making it in the end product on your plate as well as the end of the surrounding area! Awesome job
Question mark do you ever have people get upset that you're recording and do you explain to them that they're basically getting free advertising also have you ever encountered someone that knew they were getting free advertising and offered you a free meal?
jimmy roberson Thank you very much Jimmy. In years it's happened maybe just a few times where someone wasn't alright with me filming. Those who don't allow it, usually don't want to listen to any explanation. On the contrary, there have been so many restaurants that have welcomed it. Occasionally they've given us extra dishes of things to try as we are making a video and they can see we enjoy their food.
👍👍👍 awesome! thanks for the answer
ohhh the sizzling, the garnishes beautiful
This was my childhood daily breakfast! Thanks Mark for the video :)
Jeramy217 Nice! Thank you for watching.
Lots of bicycle shopping for food very good looking food very nice healthy foods thank you for sharing.
i think this is the best street food you need to try it once time in your life !!
man, bot chien is absolutely one of my favorite vietnamese dishes ever!
Lan Nguyen Great to hear that Lan
Looks amazing, I have this but canadian version and it was already pre cooked.
Man that looks soooo good. I can almost taste it here.
Clyde Day Thank you Clyde
Like always good video of food review Mark, ! With respect Mr.Molina San Diego California!
Linzey Molina Thank you very much!
Such great snack food!!! Thanks.
❤️❤️❤️❤️👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Thao Ngo Thank for watching Thao
I need to catch up on your vids again... Starting from this! Lol
***** Thank you!
I love bot chien. So addicting.
I'm really happy when he like it,bot chien is my favorite food, i'm proud of Vietnamese food because i'm a Vietnamese and if you have chance ,you should try it,i can eat it all day
Looks so nice, have not seen this in our local Vietnamese restaurant. would love to try it
midala40 Thanks!
another of my childhood food, you're killing me mate, both my stomach and my nostalgia
I love bot chien. Thank you.
jacqueline phan You're welcome, thank you for watching Jacqueline
one of my favorites!! YUM. I'm going to learn how to make it .
***** Great to hear that, enjoy!
One of my favourite foods!
Siamak Etemadieh Great to hear that Siamak
Good dish very tasty👍😋
OMG...this guy made me drool, and I just ate.
This is one of my favoriteeee. I haven't seen this food in the US. Even when I had a trip to California, where there is the largest Vietnamese population living in the US, a few years ago, I couldn't find it either. Let say if they have it there now, I don't think it would taste the same. A lot of Vietnamese foods here don't taste as good as there in Vietnam. Most of them just give me an OK taste. I don't know why.
This is a delicious dish. Everyone SHOULD give it a TRY.
You should buy a special kind of pan then make this at home. once living out vn, we can not easily have the same food like we had before
jade nguyen Making this, I mean, frying this cake is not hard at all, but the sauce is. The sauce is the key to make this a delicious dish. I haven't tasted any good sauce in the area that I'm living yet.
One of my favourite dishes that I seldom find in Australia - Bột chiên. They were so generous with the egg, and wow Green papaya .... a little bit of luxury on a common dish.
Tan Pham Thanks Tan
Tan Pham I agree with you about trying to find it here in Oz. The only place I have ever eaten it is a Yum Cha place in Cabramatta (sounds weird but it's great)
Ty mark
Bot chien is my absolute favorite comfort food 😋
I just absolutely adore your videos. The food looks great and so so tasty. Hopefully I Will be able to try out for myself. Btw I love your shirts do you sell them ?
I’ve tried this one when I was a little boy. And it was good! 😋
So jealous....that looks absolutely delicious. =)
Sarah Thank you Sarah
Love bot chien! Especially when they also put pasta and dumplings into it too
Now that you are likely home, I hope you had a wonderful trip and I hope you plan to return again because there are still plenty of foods to sample in VietNam.
eta nick Thank you, yes I hope to return again. A few more videos of Vietnam still to come.
Love to see you eat, esp vietnamese food. Glad u had good food(time) in Vietnam
trangtrau123 Thank you, yes an amazing time.
I didn't know Vietnamese rice cakes can be fried and then cooked with eggs. Delightful.
Amanda Love Thanks Amanda
wow..., good food....# 1
omg this is one of my favorite food, my mom cook's this all the time :P
This is beautifull i can feel the taste of Mark's 1st bite #wow #food #eeeeeeeeeeeeee
I am glad to have found your videos, and I hope you are glad to have another subscriber :). Your video reminds me of home and incredible food so badly that I just want to buy a ticket and fly home tomorrow. It's 2AM here, I'm in school doing homework and extremely hungry, thanks -_-
An Ngo Thank you very much An, yes I'm very glad you subscribed, thank you!
So good for breakfast.
oh my god this looks so appetizing. can imagine having this for breakfast and it being a great hangover cure!
I was initially put off from watching this video because of the name: Bot Chien, Vietnam used to be run by the French and chien in French means dog. I was thinking: 'no you've crossed a line this time Mark!'. But of course you hadn't, as I found out when I gave in and watched. Great vid as always!
mark u always make me hungry after i wathed ur video lol
Ken Boonrat Thank you Ken
I'm Vietnamese and I've never heard of this! The way they cook it looks mesmerizing for some reason though, looks good!
We eat this also like everyday in Viet Nam
It's a Chinese dish, but Vietnamese add egg and papaya. The dough is the same you find at dimsum places.
My best food !
Thank you for making me salivate! Looks so good
Nikki Herrera You're welcome, thanks for watching Nikki
Your videos are fantastic Mark and proving to be excellent research for my upcoming trip to Vietnam! What was your favourite place to eat in Saigon? Thanks!
Drew Facey Thank you very much Drew, good to hear about your upcoming trip to Saigon. Probably my favorite was Com Tam Ba Ghien.
Mark Wiens Thanks for the tip, Mark. I watched your video of the Com Tam Ba Ghien you had in Saigon and it looks great~ definitely going to check out that restaurant when I get there!
Hi! Mark,
I miss watching your vids.i have been working like a dog
I'm so tired from working 5 days a week.but that food your
Eating look's good.
joyfullyorganic Thank you very much Joy, hope you can get some rest soon.
Tôi rất thích ăn bột chiên giống như bạn...:)
amazibg
Oh my i really love bot chieeeeen, my favorite junkfood
Kirin S Great to hear that Kirin
There is also a reddish version of this dish !
we have them in Toronto for take out
I just watched Kyde and Eric's new video last night and they had this same dish. They're in Vietnam too. :) They couldn't figure out what the green papaya was though.
electricmonk71 Thank you, cool to hear that had this too.
Yum! I'd love to travel around Asia with you as the culinary tour director!
jackiejanetm Thank you, yes that would be very cool!
I miss bot chein in saigon so much, the frozen ones available just in my country isnt the same
Vietnamese food is amazing and its a part of cultural, If you have a chance to come, please eat as much as you can.
Hi Mark! It's very interesting to watch how eating Asian food!
Роман Володин Thank you!
my all time favorite vietnamese dish :D
man...i have no idea if i have the taste of these...but u sure make it look tasty
nisheet1 Thank you!
omg looks amazing.I live in Ho Chi Minh in Vietnam but Ive never even seen that food yet on street,,,where can i get those??;(Ive seen usually pho and Banh Mi(?)like a sandwich.cuz I also vlog my life in english here so Id like to shoot that food you ate and introduce them to everyone!
you can go to foody.vn, type in the search box 'bot chien' and they will give you a list of bot chien shops with adress, price etc.