what is vietnamese cha lua
Cha Lua Chay â Vegetarian Vietnamese âHamâ. Cha lua is a true Vietnamese dish that is made of pork. It is used as the meat portion of many dishes such as banh uot or cuon (white rice noodle sheets often seen at dim sum), banh mi (Vietnamese sandwiches) or xoi (sticky rice). It is a pork mixture, sort of like a sausage, that is wrapped in banana leaves steamed or boiled.