Gỏi Cuốn Tôm Thịt

Vietnam · Southeast Asia

Short description: This fresh roll is served uncooked after wrapping, with shrimp and pork visible through the soft rice paper.
Ingredients: Rice paper wrapped around shrimp, pork, rice vermicelli, lettuce, herbs, chives, and dipping sauce.
Cultural note: The contrast is the point: cool herbs and noodles, tender meat and seafood, and a bold dipping sauce in one hand-held roll.
Common misconception: It is not the fried spring roll; the wrapper stays soft and translucent.

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