Bánh rán is a deep-fried glutinous rice ball Vietnamese dish from northern Vietnam.

In Vietnamese, bánh is a category of food including cakes, pies, and pastries, while rán means "fried."

Its outer shell is made from glutinous rice flour, and sometimes covered with white sesame seeds.

The savory version of the Northern "bánh rán" usually consists of minced pork, wood-ear mushroom, dry vermicelli, carrot, salt and pepper.

Bánh rán is also the Vietnamese translation of the Japanese confection dorayaki, made famous in Vietnam by the manga Doraemon.