Banh Tam Cari is a Vietnamese preparation made of special rice noodles and and very spicy chicken curry. It is really a Ca Mau specialty. Ca Mau is a Vietnamese name that refers to a province or peninsula in Vietnam.
Banh is a Vietnamese term,which means 'cake','bread' or 'a variety of cooked food'. Vietnamese cuisine is widely available in countries with strong Vietnamese immigrant communities such as Australia, the United States, Canada and France. It is also popular in Japan, Korea , Czech Republic, Germany, Poland, Russia, Laos, Thailand and in areas with dense Asian population.
Vietnamese cuisine is influenced by Asian principle of five elements. Many Vietnamese dishes include five spices, spicy[metal], sour[wood], bitter[fire], salty[water], and sweet[earth] corresponding to five organs, gall bladder, small intestine, large intestine, stomach and urinary bladder. They also try to have five colors, white, green, yellow, red and black in their dishes.
In Banh Tam Cari, these five colors are there from rice noodles, herbs, spices, and chicken curry. The principle of 'yin and yang' is applied in selecting the ingredients of a dish, and the dishes of a meal, and in matching dishes,the climatic conditions, the prevalent environment and the current physical well being of the diners are taken into consideration. Chicken is considered "warm" and dishes with chicken are usually eaten in cold winters.
Banh is a Vietnamese term,which means 'cake','bread' or 'a variety of cooked food'. Vietnamese cuisine is widely available in countries with strong Vietnamese immigrant communities such as Australia, the United States, Canada and France. It is also popular in Japan, Korea , Czech Republic, Germany, Poland, Russia, Laos, Thailand and in areas with dense Asian population.
Vietnamese cuisine is influenced by Asian principle of five elements. Many Vietnamese dishes include five spices, spicy[metal], sour[wood], bitter[fire], salty[water], and sweet[earth] corresponding to five organs, gall bladder, small intestine, large intestine, stomach and urinary bladder. They also try to have five colors, white, green, yellow, red and black in their dishes.
In Banh Tam Cari, these five colors are there from rice noodles, herbs, spices, and chicken curry. The principle of 'yin and yang' is applied in selecting the ingredients of a dish, and the dishes of a meal, and in matching dishes,the climatic conditions, the prevalent environment and the current physical well being of the diners are taken into consideration. Chicken is considered "warm" and dishes with chicken are usually eaten in cold winters.
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