Got bored with the Vietnamese Street Food series yet? Well, there’s more!
In this installment we’re checking out Gá»i cuốn, or Vietnamese Spring Roll.
Che Minh Khai, one of the many eateries near our AirbnbÂ
Contrary to popular belief, spring roll isn’t served only during spring. You can actually get them all throughout the year.. (OK I made that up).
Vietnamese spring roll is quite a fair bit different from its Chinese counter part of the same name, with some saying origin started from Vietnam, while others believe it was the Chinese who came up with the dish first. In any case, the ingredients are a fair bit different.
gui cuon, or Vietnamese spring role, with dipping sauce
Vietnamese spring roll is made up from rice paper as the wrapper, with pork slices, shrimp, rice noodle, green onion, and and generous amount of vegetable. It is often served fresh and at room temperature. A type of peanut sauce is usually served as the accompanying condiment.
dip & bite, can you see the ingredients?
If you try this at HCMC from one of the restaurants typically frequent by the locals, you can expect to pay about 5,000 VND for each piece. 2-3 pieces should suffice for light breakfast.
Address:
Che Minh Khai
18A/16 Nguyen Thi Minh Khai
District 1, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
GPS:Â 10.786134, 106.700463
Tel: +8408-3825 6432
Hours: 7am to 8pm
I’d skip that pork but yes, i generally enjoy vietnamese spring rolls (sans the pork) 😀
Ken: that’s the best part wei!
Another Vietnamese place, so many and not even one here. I would make my own…and I’d be very generous with the pork. Yum yummmmmmmm!!!
suituapui: well this was in Vietnam. haha.
And the prawns also !!
Tabea: who wouldn’t love the prawns? 😀
this is a roll for many seasons, i think! some people do call them vietnamese summer rolls 😀
Sean: winter roll would be a bit hard to chew I suspect
Ky, my Vietnamese friends said no such thing as such as summer rolls called in their culture. But what you called it most popular food all over the world now.
I like fried one wrap with lettuse and rice noodle. Or serve with rice noodle or rice and vegetable. The fried one I get at restaurant during lunch time.
Vickie: haha yah summer roll’s just a joke 😛
Very healthy with plenty of veggies 🙂
Choi Yen: memang pun
One of my fave Vietnamese dishes.
Monica: healthy & simple kan