Banh Xeo - Giant Vietnamese Crepe at Banh Xeo 46A

Banh xeo (bánh xèo) is an extremely popular Vietnamese savory pancake. Food is the reason you should travel - migrationology....
One day while I was in Saigon, Vietnam, I met up with Kyle, who is a local vlogger (see the full food tour video here: • Saigon Food Tour with ... ), and went eating around Saigon. Our first stop was at a restaurant known as Bánh Xèo 46A (Banh Xeo 46A), what is something of a legendary restaurant for eating this dish in Saigon.
Banh xeo can be eaten as a full meal, or just kind of as a snack - and it is enjoyed by Vietnamese from all walks of life, in all times of the day. We ordered the special version here, which was the biggest crepe, and filled with all sorts of goodies. The banh xeo production began with a hot pan over charcoal, with a lot of oil. First some onions were fried, and then in went a batter, which was similar just to a plain crepe batter. Along with the batter, some prawns and some pieces of pork belly were added to the crepe, and then it was topped with what I think was an egg, and finally a handful of bean sprouts. The banh xeo was then folded over, and served to us on a plate - it looked like a dosa!
You can’t eat Vietnamese banh xeo without fresh leafy vegetables, herbs, and sauces - and there was no short supply of green on our table at Bánh Xèo 46A. The main leaves were mustard leaves, which are big and leafy and provide a wonderful base, or wrapper. Then you just take a piece of the crunchy batter crepe, add it to a mustard green, garnish with a bunch of herbs, and then dip it in the sweet fish sauce provided. Along with the sweet fish sauce, I could not eat it without chili. The crepe itself is not all that flavorful, it’s actually quite plain, but all the flavor comes from both the herbs, and the sauce.
It was a great experience to eat banh xeo while I was in Vietnam. What I really enjoyed about it was the fresh herbs paired with the crunchiness savoury flavor of the crepe. If you visit Saigon, although Banh Xeo has become a bit on the touristy side, it’s still worth a visit if you’re looking for a huge banh xeo!
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Mark Wiens Golden, Crispy, and full of Joy!! The pickle enhancement must have been the icing on the cake! So nice to see you and Kyle eating together!

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It was an honor to see it and Mark in real life. Very few people can say that. I'm proud of that.

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Mark is one of the very few people that really let you feel what it is like to taste the dish. I love his reviews of the food!

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[@mostlyamelie]

Banh xeo was my favorite dish I tried in Vietnam! I also found it fascinating how every city and every restaurant had a different way to make it. I especially liked the one where there was an extra outer layer of rice paper, kept things together :)

[@MarkWiens]

Mostly Amélie Thanks for sharing! I haven't gotten to try too many variations yet, but that outer rice paper sounds good. Glad you like banh xeo.

[@inquisitvem6723]

Mark Wiens you need to try banh beo too one day

[@khaythichchuyenkhoan]

Street food in Vietnam the best , and cheap and good food, wow look Mark eat banh xeo so yummy I heard you rolling banh xeo with lettuce and herd so crunchy are there....thank so much your video .....

[@MarkWiens]

Akon Lee Haha, glad you could hear that sound-effects. Thank you for watching.

[@lindayang9415]

Love it, always love the fresh vegetables wrapped in something salty and crunchy in the middle... I can eat this everyday...

[@renatodasilveira144]

+Mark Wiens - still a hero for taking his fans out in a eating expo! Hero of note!

[@TessCooks4u]

Mark, the crepe looked awesome! Great travels and thanks for sharing. :)

[@vivienne_lavida]

i love watching people eat vietnamese food!

[@Swampzoid]

I watch Kyle's videos too. Y'all's styles are very different but both great. Good to see you two together. But WOW - that food looked splendiferous. Can't wait til I can dive into some of that too.

[@thefoodranger]

Yea Kyle's vids are epic too. So glad to see them working together here.

[@MarkWiens]

swampzoid Thank you very much

[@DungDaotuandung]

my gosh, I miss Banh Xeo. Tried to make it here in UK but the quality obviously can't even be compared to the one there in VN. I must go back and eat it till I get sick of it for eternity. Thank you Mark for sharing this video (and torturing my stomach like this)

[@cocochenvntw]

thank you so much for those video i'm a Vietnamese but now living in taipei miss vietnam so much and hochiminh city love Vietnamese food !!! the best !!!!!!

[@MarkWiens]

You're welcome thao ai tran hope you're doing well in Taipei!

[@autumn007]

Drooling here at midnight.... Looks really good!!

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Alexis Yaj Thanks for watching Alexis

[@THConnoisseur]

I love how balances asian cuisine normally is also how complimentary

[@bloggeries]

I'm living in the Caribbean and loving it but you make me miss SE Asia so much. I need to go back for a bit in 2015 just to eat and do some work on the side; mainly to eat. Loving the videos and all the best in 2015, good sir.

[@MarkWiens]

Stop Having a Boring Life Hey man, would be great to see you in SE Asia soon, thank you. Keep up the good work too and hope you're enjoying the Caribbean.

[@bloggeries]

Mark Wiens Loving the Caribbean but the food just isn't the same! Hopefully we'll connect again sooner than later and until then I'll just vicariously live through your videos. =)

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[@flyktus]

I went there just a couple of days ago and I didn't enjoy the fact that the big pieces of shrimp were unshelled. That gave the pancake a texture that was unpleasant. I previously tried Banh Xeo at Bep Me In and that was absolutely wonderful!

[@doodahgurlie]

Mark, I grew up eating banh xeo by just wrapping it in lettuce leaf like you did (typically the red leaf lettuce in the U.S.), but it wasn't until recently that I learned the trick to eating it: wrap it in a spring roll wrapper (rice paper)! Yep, makes it so much easier to eat and your banh xeo bundle won't fall apart. So maybe next time you eat it, ask them for the rice paper to wrap it in.

[@remotedarren]

That dish looked great, mmmm, hungry, off for breakfast now!

[@MarkWiens]

Explorelist Thank you!

[@xdgs567z]

wow, Mark and Kyle in 1video....strange to see Kyle not talk that much and just sit there and smile 😂

[@linettelovejoypiwnicki3792]

Thank you so much Mark and Kyle and everybody involved in sharing this awesome video with all of us! That all looked so delicious and I still find it weird sometimes that I like to watch you eat lol… But somehow it’s like I’m there with you and enjoying it also… Weird to me… But hey whatever… Thank you guys again and I pray wonderful blessings for everybody and everything in the great everywhere! I love you all so much and thank you for allowing yourselves to respectively be who you authentically are… You are wonderful and beautiful and blessed!!! 🥳💐☮️💞🙃🎂🫶🏼😇🌞🍀🙏🍓💖🦉⚜️👏🦀🤪🥰

[@thobanhbao2911]

He's such a man that knows how to enjoy food

[@kinmingmiller6067]

I was taken to another Banh Xeo shop by a local friend ,it was cheaper and great ! Must try 46A next time to compare! great video Mark!

[@MarkWiens]

Thanks Kin Ming Miller

[@dontdrink8255]

its my favorite vietnamese dish and im next week in saigon for 2 weeks. I'm really excited!

[@MarkWiens]

Dont Drink Great to hear that, enjoy Saigon!

[@MsLansones]

So glad you featured this, never knew how to eat this dish. Thanks Mark!

[@MarkWiens]

MsLansones You're welcome, thanks for watching.

[@Phyllisbuck]

Dish I seek out when in Orange County, California. Mmm.

[@TRNHmusic]

My family has been living right next to that banh xeo 46A place on Dinh Cong Trang ever since my dad and his siblings were kids, it may be one of the most popular banh xeo in Saigon but my family says that the quality of it has definitely gone downhill over the years because of it's success. Even so, I'm glad to see that you've been somewhere so close to home for me and enjoyed eating at a place that I grew up with. I stumbled across one of your videos and found your reactions every time you eat to be quite hilarious and loveable, everyone I've shown your videos to agrees! Please keep doing what you do, I love the positivity, respect, and genuine passion that you express towards all cultures and it's food in each of your videos. Keep head tilting Mr.Wiens, don't listen to those haters who wish they could live your life, cause I sure wish I could!

[@traceymartin35]

Mark you made it look so good sent hubby out to the supermarket for bean sprouts We had Banh Xeo with chicken and shrimp fish sauce lettuce so Good!

[@MarkWiens]

tracey martin Great to hear that Tracey!

[@henrychau202]

I went to Vietnam this summer, and I went to that place. My parents said the place wasn't as good as it used be. Plus the price went up since I went to it a couple years ago.

[@lsutiger9904]

Mark Wiens The leafy greens used to wrap the bánh xèo are mustard greens.

[@MarkWiens]

Ba Nguyen Great thanks Ba

[@sanosukeX2]

Awesome! Looks delicious. Guess you're starting the year off eating good food.

[@HuyTran-wz5zr]

most of the food you show I love them

[@classicalmannick101]

this was easily one of my favourite dishes I had when i visited vietnam, and its so easy to make at home too!

[@v1coy68]

Always a pleasure watching your vids Mark. Im on holiday still so can stay up late to watch them as soon as you post them :) Cant wait to get back to Vietnam again!!

[@MarkWiens]

Thank you very much v1coy68 hope you're enjoying your holiday.

[@annecorey607]

Thought he live in. U/S, he speaks English very good he one of the boat people. I think he said early I was watch his. Channel thank you for sharing your beautiful video love your video thanks.

[@nikkiherrera1591]

Thanks for the video Mark! I enjoy watching them all!

[@MarkWiens]

Nikki Herrera Thank you Nikki

[@ElleXY]

Mark, that looks delicious!! I'd love to visit Vietnam someday.

[@damiensalstar]

one of the best breakfast in Vietnam

[@iSonicPhoton]

You make food look so good.

[@TheKarma101]

My mom makes this at home at least 5 times a month. Now I can't wait to eat it there in Vietnam

[@nguyenbn83]

how you are happy guy!!!! jealous.........

[@jessebelle94]

Thanks for this great video and recommendation! We visited this restaurant on our second day in Ho Chi Minh and it did not disappoint! It's just on a street close to the "pink church", which was a great surprise. we also visited Banh Mi Huynh Hoa twice, based upon your recommendation and it was such an interesting experience :) Hope to visit Vietnam in the future, keep the videos coming!

[@vitolotravel6918]

Man Mark! Your videos are amazing! You explain everything so exactly. Keep the amazing work up bro!

[@MarkWiens]

VitoloTravel Thank you very much, really appreciate it.

[@moonlightsonata5576]

My favorite dish 🤤😋. Thanks for sharing your video 👍🌹

[@RituMakhijaritumak]

It's like a Vietnamese dosa! Amazing!

[@MarkWiens]

Ritu Makhija Thanks Ritu

[@danieloceans9652]

I love this dish

[@linited]

Omg I really want banh xeo now... I am use to it with small shell on shrimp though. So good. So jealous.

[@heidically1100]

I was here last week on a vacation!! It was good!!!! Greetings from Malaysia!

[@janevanskike2101]

That looks amazing! So many vegetables with fish sauce. Yummmmmmm

[@Adoriaclub47]

My favorite vietnamese food!! So amazing :D

[@linzeymolina61]

Looking good again Mark, good awesome food review with Kyle. With respect Mr.Molina San Diego California!

[@MarkWiens]

Linzey Molina Thank you!

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I love your videos! You're full of enthusiasm and appreciation! =D

[@eddieshama]

this reminds of how we eat korean grilled meat dishes here in South Korea...I love using leafy veg to wrap food!!!

[@MarkWiens]

Jemal Hogan Hey Jemal, oohhh that's one of my favorite meals!

[@khaythichchuyenkhoan]

I'm grad you two eating together...

[@eiidii2328]

So beautiful.food vietnam good

[@biekery]

If you ever want to do a "Vegetarian guide in Vietnam", I would love to help!!

[@kimloanvuong5235]

+Dat Nguyen actually I had a video last year when I wasn't vegetarian. It was very fun! We had to redo it 3 times, and it was very awkward in public, but I enjoyed it :) But yes vegetarian foods in Vietnam is growing strong and delish!

[@rhyndawatson8577]

The crepes are awesome, had them homemade

[@rhyndawatson8577]

The fish sauce is sweet in taste, very nice sauce

[@Robbyjubbly]

Mark ur so awesome man. Lucky Kyle get to meet u. I'm going to Thailand next month and looking forward to hunt down a few of the places to showcased here on KZbin! Keep it up mate!

[@MarkWiens]

***** Thanks so much Robert, great to hear you'll be coming to Thailand. How long will you be visiting?

[@Robbyjubbly]

I will only be there for about 3 days with my wife and the mother and sis in law, so lots of shopping, hope we can squeeze in a few nice place to eat :)

[@AnimeMemesz]

My favourite dish great video as always

[@MarkWiens]

GoatseObama Thanks.

[@thanhtrieu7478]

wow good food ba'nh xe`o # 1

[@joyfullyorganic]

That food look's delouse.

[@MarkWiens]

joyfullyorganic Thank you

[@Jonatone]

I love how awkward you were back in these old videos! haha Awesome

[@TheTruthlor]

I absolutely love your videos and am always checking for new ones! Love love this crepe video, and the last bahn mi breakfast one wow!! Makes me jeolous!!! Bahn cuon video anytime soon!! Love eating that!!

[@TheTruthlor]

Banh cuon!

[@JohnSmith-tp6xb]

Mark, that is a type of mustard green leaf. Also, to comments about the color, that is from food coloring and really doesn't enhance flavor.

[@cdmz1]

stumble onto your video after searching for korean air nut gate, and love it hahaha and subscribed :)

[@MarkWiens]

Ha, thanks for watching Cindy M

[@bjmartinphotography]

Two famous youtube personality together again! Kyle Le should have done a Mark Wiens face for fun ;). Oh Banh Xeo is nice

[@tomchicago]

Ban xeo is my favorite comfort food

[@bichhamre7492]

I love all your videos Mark! The vegetables is called cai xanh , Am soi 😊😊

[@marialee6036]

Mark, add your chillies to the fish sauce! 🌶🌶🌶

[@booneyify]

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[@VNToiDauNVQG-DMVGVC]

daikon and carrot in Vietnam for making pickle going with fish sauce

[@VNToiDauNVQG-DMVGVC]

mustard green used as wrap

[@AussieAngeS]

Yumm! That looks so delicious!

[@MarkWiens]

FitAnge S Thank you!

[@rinslife83]

Mark I thought they would have this in Thailand too, I'm cambodian and we eat it as well except our version is soft and we pronounce it " bahn Cheow"...

[@senharuno6622]

U should come to morocco next . I think you will reallu enjoy oir food it's one of the best !!:)

[@MarkWiens]

sen haruno I would love to visit Morocco. Are you from there?

[@senharuno6622]

Yes i am and you are welcome to come visit :)

[@arlenewilson1094]

you make it look yummy 😋

[@nijokongapally4791]

good delicious food. good video👍

[@barnaliskitchen]

Thats looks beautiful food Mark.I love lettuce so much and the smell of lettuce so so good .But now i am not getting to eat .....

[@MarkWiens]

Barnali's Kitchen Thank you!

[@Chu_Strums]

Hi Mark! I noticed that the quality of your videos are really good! What cameras do you use to film?

[@midala40]

Looks amazing mark. The don't serve the creap at our local Vietnamese restaurant but it does look amazing.. I LOVE THE FISH SAUCE WITH THE BEAN SPROATS with the carrots. It is very yummy. You love your chilies. I was told there is a thai chili the just the oil from the seed burns your skin. what's the name of it if that I Thai at all god bless Mark..

[@MarkWiens]

midala40 Thank you so much, yes it's a wonderful sauce that accompanies this dish. Hmm, do you mean a chili different from a Thai bird chili? Thank you.

[@midala40]

No was told it is a Thai chilli but it is small. when it is green it is at it's hottest when red it is semi hot but when purple it is no longer spicy. was told it is the hottest chili in Asia. If I am mistaken I am sorry Mark.

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I would never in 20 lifetimes let +Mark Wiens roll a blunt for me

[@JackLuong]

Why dont you go to hanoi as well, glad to see u there=))

[@RealSpaceHobo]

Now having Bourdain and that bizzaro dude there too would have been insane, man......

[@MarkWiens]

Ledzz Go Thanks!

[@jonathanvue304]

They've already have...

[@traceymartin35]

You had my mouth watering I love love this dish learned how to make it about 1 1/2 years ago so good! I do the Mark tilt the head close your eyes and hummmm! Lol

[@janacosi]

love your videos!!!

[@thaitran7258]

Thank yo

[@maileele28]

Am- thuc Vn Nuoc mam ( fish sauce) Am - thuc cua Phap Butter. Am- thuc cua Tay -ban -Nha(Spain) dau olive. Am thuc cua Tau la Xi-dau(soy sauce.) Am thuc cua Dai-Han(Korea) soy sauce ( xi-dau.) Am thuc cua Nhat - Bon ( Japan) soy sauce

[@MarkWiens]

Mailee Le This is extremely helpful, thank you Mailee!

[@seannguyen1582]

that where i live few step away from that place..

[@tieuchau]

Mark, when u have a chance to visit Vietnam again, you should try this street food called banh trang tron or banh trang nuong. It's like a snack made from rice paper mixed with all kinds of good stuff. A lot if Vietnamese love it! Also you should try bun dau mam tom. It's really delicious!

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Another yummy food video!!

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Thank you JSKA980405

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Baltimore Orioles fan.

[@vbryxo]

My fav!

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Collaborative food tour...

[@hayakuu]

Eating Banh Xeo like that is way too much work. I just shred the lettuce and herbs onto the crepe and pour some sauce to taste over all of it.

[@MarkWiens]

hayakuu Sounds good!

[@vannguyen-dy8cd]

+mark wiens I LOVE YOU MAN!

[@MarkWiens]

Thank you Van, love you too.

[@shreronroy8777]

Just because I'm busy doesn't mean I don't love food

[@howiedalat]

Still....Kyle have a long way to reach ur 100k Subscriber.I like both.

[@MarkWiens]

Hoi Vinh Thanks Hoi

[@roiha6214]

Thay mark an la doi bung mark an thay ngon qua

[@inquisitvem6723]

you need to try banh beo

[@adellacosta9722]

you look funny Kyle.. looking at Mark..