Vietnamese Spring Rolls

You may have heard about spring rolls right? Since they are all around the world, in East and Northern China, Vietnam,Philippines,Costa Rica,Europe,etc.Well, for my topic, it will be Vietnamese spring rolls.

In some restaurants, gỏi cuốn, is translated as spring roll. These are considered 'appetizers' but it can also be a meal to one. It consists of lettuce,, rice vermicelli, lettuce, sometimes fresh herbs, shrimp, and boiled pork all wrapped in moistened rice paper (banh trang), served with dipping sauce nước chấm (fish sauce). Don't like pork? You can also do boiled bacon or even cha lua (vietnamese ham or sometimes called pork patty).Want to try a different sauce other than nước chấm? Try the Vietnamese peanut sauce.


Some people call it the Vietnamese egg roll or Vietnamese salad roll. The main reason is mainly about how the ingredients are all fresh, nothing cooked except for the shrimp and the meat. The meat and shrimp however are cooked by boiling. Nothing fat about it. So you can eat as much spring rolls as you can and not worry about being fat.


The spring rolls were influenced by China and Taiwan, and had a new creation by only having fresh vegetables instead because of how Vietnam is a subtropical country. They get the name spring rolls because it is associated to the Spring Festival


In my opinion, spring rolls are BEST when it is FRESH. That way, I wouldn’t worry about being fat. It’s also easy to make, just make sure you get the banh trang. The dipping sauces are tasty. But I highly recommend the peanut dipping sauce. For those for a milder taste, pick the nước mấm. For those who aren’t so into vegetables and very little meat, I don’t think you could like this much. You would love it if you’re in a diet, love vegetables, and having something nice and light for lunch.