Co 3 pronounced [Cô Ba] In Vietnam, means Auntie Three, is non-other than our mother who has been making authentic Vietnamese dishes alongside our grandmother since the age of 10, the year 1962.
Her recipes are well-loved by people in our family and hometown because cooking these Vietnamese crepes is no easy feat. Tedious preparations start days in advance with her and my grandmother having to make the flour for the skin of the crepe from scratch using freshly grounded rice that needs to be presoaked the night before. Fresh coconut is then gathered from the garden to be juiced and the skin carved as a main ingredient for the mixing.