bánh bông lan

Vietnamese

Etymology

bánh (“pastry”) +‎ bông (classifier for flowers) +‎ lan (“orchid”). So named because of the vanilla (French vanille) extract used as an additive in sponge cake.

The usage of bông instead of hoa might indicate that sponge cake first became popular in the Central-Southern region of Vietnam.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓajŋ̟˧˦ ʔɓəwŋ͡m˧˧ laːn˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓɛɲ˦˧˥ ʔɓəwŋ͡m˧˧ laːŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓan˦˥ ʔɓəwŋ͡m˧˧ laːŋ˧˧]

Noun

(classifier cái, chiếc) bánh bông lan

  1. sponge cake
    bánh bông lan trứng muối ― sponge cake with salted egg yolk
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