Bánh Ít Trần are traditional Vietnamese sticky rice dumplings from Bình Định province. These dumplings have a chewy, glutinous rice exterior filled with sweet mung bean paste, wrapped in banana leaves for steaming. They are commonly eaten as a snack or dessert, often during festivals or family gatherings.
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Bánh Ít Trần is a specialty of Bình Định province and is often prepared for Lunar New Year (Tết) and other celebrations. The dumplings symbolize unity and prosperity, as families gather to make and share them.
1. Soak and cook mung beans, then mash with sugar to form filling. 2. Mix glutinous rice flour with water to form dough. 3. Shape dough into balls, flatten, and fill with mung bean...
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Some versions use pork or shrimp filling instead of mung beans.
Often smaller and served with a dipping sauce.
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