bánh canh

{{short description|Vietnamese soup with thick rice noodles}}

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| name = Bánh canh

| image = Banh-Canh-Noodle-Soup.jpg

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| caption = Bánh canh with pork, fish balls, prawn cakes and fried tofu

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| country = Vietnam

| region = Southeast Asia

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| type = Soup

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| main_ingredient = Tapioca flour, optionally rice flour

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Bánh canh ({{IPA|vi|ɓaɲ kaɲ|lang}}) are thick Vietnamese noodles that can be made from tapioca flour or a mixture of rice and tapioca flour.Alice Pung Her Father's Daughter 2011 Page 194 "Her mother would cook Vietnamese food because that was what she was taught in Saigon: Bánh hói, Bánh canh, fish soup and rice-paper rolls with hot Thai basil and mint."Sami Scripter, Sheng Yang – Cooking from the Heart: The Hmong Kitchen in America 2009 Page 100 "The Hmong name for them is khaub piaj; the Vietnamese name is bánh canh. These delightfully chewy noodles thicken the soup a little and they soak up a lot of liquid when cooked, so make plenty of broth." "Cake" refers to the thick sheet of uncooked dough from which the noodles are cut.

• Bánh canh cua – a rich, thick crab soup, often with the addition of quail eggs.
• Bánh canh bột lọc – a more translucent and chewy version of the noodle.
• Bánh canh chả cá – the dish includes fish cake and is popular in South Central Vietnam.
• Bánh canh giò heo tôm thịt – includes pork knuckles and shrimp.The Little Saigon Cookbook: Vietnamese Cuisine and Culture in Southern California's Little Saigon "Bánh canh giò"
• Bánh canh Trảng Bàng – bánh canh made in the southeastern Vietnamese town of Trảng Bàng, served with boiled pork, tapioca noodles, and local herbs.{{Cite web|last=TITC|title=Trang Bang rice noodle soup|url=https://vietnamtourism.gov.vn/english/index.php/items/15147|access-date=2022-02-11|website=Vietnam National Administration of Tourism|language=vi}}
• Bánh canh tôm – a shrimp-flavoured broth that is also mixed with coconut milk.

File:Bánh canh cua (Vietnamese thick noodle with crab soup).jpg

File:Bánh canh cá lóc (bánh canh bột mì) ở P1 Đông Hà, Tết năm 2019 (2).jpg

The Vietnamese word bánh refers to items such as noodles or cakes that are made from flour, and canh means "soup."