bánh bông lan

Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

bánh +‎ 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 edit

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓajŋ̟˧˦ ʔɓəwŋ͡m˧˧ laːn˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɛɲ˦˧˥ ʔɓəwŋ͡m˧˧ laːŋ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓan˦˥ ʔɓəwŋ͡m˧˧ laːŋ˧˧]

Noun edit

(classifier cái, chiếc) bánh bông lan

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