Bánh da lợn
Bánh da lợn or bánh da heo is a Vietnamese steamed layer cake made from tapioca starch, rice flour, mashed mung beans, taro, or durian, coconut milk and/or water, and sugar. It is sweet and gelatinously soft in texture, with thin colored layers alternating with layers of mung bean, durian, or taro filling.
Typical versions of bánh da lợn may feature the following ingredients:
In modern cooking, artificial food coloring is sometimes used in place of the vegetable coloring.
A cake called kuih lapis, which is made in Malaysia and Indonesia, is similar to bánh da lợn.
