tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17589132.post113435491350028203..comments2024-03-24T10:54:11.737-07:00Comments on Playing with My Food: Bánh Gan ("Liver" Cake)hoangtam/tthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02251158612536272046noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17589132.post-10701266357193971992012-01-21T19:20:51.059-08:002012-01-21T19:20:51.059-08:00Always known it as liver cake too. Not cast iron....Always known it as liver cake too. Not cast iron. Supposedly name due to its appearance I was told by the older Vietnamese folks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17589132.post-56754848512851087482008-09-16T23:33:00.000-07:002008-09-16T23:33:00.000-07:00Anonymous,cast iron is spelled gang (extra g at th...Anonymous,<BR/><BR/>cast iron is spelled gang (extra g at the end). <BR/><BR/>gan = liver, brave, or center of one's palm or foot.hoangtam/tthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02251158612536272046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17589132.post-88549536645788675872008-09-02T17:38:00.000-07:002008-09-02T17:38:00.000-07:00"Banh Gan" means "Cast iron Cake" which the mold i..."Banh Gan" means "Cast iron Cake" which the mold is made from. The purpose of using cast iron mold to generate high heat to create the bamboo root look or crack like (re tre) thru out the entire cake (I have no idea why it needs that look but it was known as successful of the creation of "Banh Gan" (Cast Iron Cake). Hope this sounds better!!! Thanks for the recipe<BR/>P/S: "Gan" also means "liver" but it does not applied here at all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17589132.post-1141029733659927512006-02-27T00:42:00.000-08:002006-02-27T00:42:00.000-08:00maybe what you saw was flan? This cake does not h...maybe what you saw was flan? This cake does not have syrup but it's very moist so if you cut it and let it sit for a while it will "leak" its own "syrup" (not a lot).hoangtam/tthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02251158612536272046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17589132.post-1141018638078239312006-02-26T21:37:00.000-08:002006-02-26T21:37:00.000-08:00Hi tt. I saw this cake at the store but not sure ...Hi tt. I saw this cake at the store but not sure if its the same becuase it have some syrup in with it and it look like flan. Do you make the syrup to go with it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17589132.post-1134759476714175772005-12-16T10:57:00.000-08:002005-12-16T10:57:00.000-08:00At first glance on the recipe title, I thought the...At first glance on the recipe title, I thought there was real liver in the cake *lol*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com