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>> anthony: banh ram it is a delicious marriage of fried and glutinous sticky rice dumplings. it starts with frying the paste in cooking oil. then, unpeeled shrimp are stuffed into dough. place the chewy part with crunchy part and sprinkle with chopped fried shrimp. >> anthony: oh wow. oh, thats -- that looks awesome. whats -- what is underneath here? >> lan hue: rice, uh, rice paste. >> anthony: rice paste, ah, okay. >> lan hue: but on the top, this thing, at the back is um, fried thing. >> ant...

>> anthony: banh ramit is a delicious marriage of fried and glutinous sticky rice dumplings. it starts with frying the paste in cooking oil. then, unpeeled shrimp are stuffed into dough. place the chewy part with crunchy part and sprinkle with chopped fried shrimp. >> anthony: oh wow. oh, thats -- that looks awesome. whats -- what is underneath here? >> lan hue: rice, uh, rice paste. >> anthony: rice paste, ah, okay. >> lan hue: but on the top, this thing, at the back is um, fried thing. >> anth...

Leaf, then steamed. >> lan hue: so, even opening the thing is also an art in vietnam. we still learn how to wrap the thing and you know, learn how to unwrap the thing. so unwrapping a thing is also an art. >> anthony: right. >> lan hue: the thing that you have to really learn. >> anthony: oh really? im watching you. lets get this right. >> lan hue: youre doing it right, you are perfect. i think youre an expert. maybe the life before you, you was born in hue. >> anthony: in a past life? yes. >> l...

>> lan hue: so, even opening the thing is also an art in vietnam. we still learn how to wrap the thing and you know, learn how to unwrap the thing. so unwrapping a thing is also an art. >> anthony: right. >> lan hue: the thing that you have to really learn. >> anthony: oh really? im watching you. lets get this right. >> lan hue: youre doing it right, you are perfect. i think youre an expert. maybe the life before you, you was born in hue. >> anthony: in a past life? yes. >> lan hue: yeah. >> ant...

In cooking oil. then, unpeeled shrimp are stuffed into dough. place the chewy part with crunchy part and sprinkle with chopped fried shrimp. >> anthony: oh wow. oh, thats -- that looks awesome. whats -- what is underneath here? >> lan hue: rice, uh, rice paste. >> anthony: rice paste, ah, okay. >> lan hue: but on the top, this thing, at the back is um, fried thing. >> anthony: mmm. oh thats great. ooh, its nice and crispy and greasy. i love it. anybody would love this. its just amazing. >> lan h...

Wrapped like a tamale in banana leaf, then steamed. >> lan hue: so, even opening the thing is also an art in vietnam. we still learn how to wrap the thing and you know, learn how to unwrap the thing. so unwrapping a thing is also an art. >> anthony: right. >> lan hue: the thing that you have to really learn. >> ahony: oh really? im watching you. lets get this right. >> lan hue: youre doing it right, you are perfect. i think youre an expert. maybe the life before you, you was born in hue. >> anth...

Delicious marriage of fried and glutinous sticky rice dumplings. it starts with frying the paste in cooking oil. then, unpeeled shrimp are stuffed into dough. place the chewy part with crunchy part and sprinkle with chopped fried shrimp. >> anthony: oh wow. oh, thats -- that looks awesome. whats -- what is underneath here? >> lan hue: rice, uh, rice paste. >> anthony: rice paste, ah, okay. >> lan hue: but on the top, this thing, at the back is um, fried thing. >> anthony: mmm. oh thats great. oo...

Very nice. >> lan hue: mmm-hmm. nice. >> anthony: oh, theyre pretty too. look at that. >> lan hue: banh loc is very honest, you can see through, whats inside. >> anthony: you call this type of eating an choy. >> lan hue: an choy is like for fun or playing. >> anthony: recreational eating. >> lan hue: yeah. >> anthony: so its not a main meal, its a snacking. >> lan hue: mmm-hmm. yeah. >> anthony: banh ram it is a delicious marriage of fried and glutinous sticky rice dumplings. it starts with fryi...

It starts with frying the paste in cooking oil. then, unpeeled shrimp are stuffed into dough. place the chewy part with crunchy part and sprinkle with chopped fried shrimp. >> anthony: oh wow. oh, thats -- that looks awesome. whats -- what is underneath here? >> lan hue: rice, uh, rice paste. >> anthony: rice paste, ah, okay. >> lan hue: but on the top, this thing, at the back is um, fried thing. >> anthony: mmm. oh thats great. ooh, its nice and crispy and greasy. i love it. anybody would love ...