The baker Lauren Tran’s take on bánh da lợn, a chewy rice cake made with layers of bright green pandan and yellow mung bean batters.Credit...Courtesy of Bánh by Lauren Although it’s common ...

As the saying goes, "You are what you eat". And according to a manufacturer of mung bean cakes in Shanghai, if one eats its product labeled "dog poop cake", you are likely to be "blessed with the ...