In Singapore it's known and loved by another name.
The Vietnamese-Chinese-English wall menu styles this dish "banh bot chien cu cai" but helpfully notes that the featured ingredient is fried daikon — also the star of Singaporean "carrot cake." This very eggy version ($5) may be typically Vietnamese-Chinese or simply a quiddity of Ba-Le; I can't say.
Ba-Le French Coffee Shop
812 Franklin St. (8th-9th Sts.), Oakland
510-465-3522
Open seven days, but only till 6:00
(From an August 2011 visit)
