Crispy spring roll
(Nem ran)
Spring roll is called "Nem ran" in the North, but "Cha Gio" in the South. It is a popular kind of dish which we can find it every where in banquets or in common meals of the grass roots. Materials for "Nem ran" include pulverized lean meat, sea-crab or shucked shrimp, thin-top mushroom, wood's ear, dried onion, fachyrrhizus, (or beansprouts), egg, pepper, salt, seasoning, etc... All are mixed well then the mixture is packed with rice paper and dipped into a pan of boiling lard, and fried until it becomes yellow. It should be to choose very thin and long rice paper so that the cover is not broken when packing.
It is necessary to make a delicious dip which comprises sugar, vinegar, water, pepper, chili etc.. and has a good taste and smell of garlic. Vegetable pickles can be made of papaw or turnip cabbage and carrot. A dish of hot spring roll accompanied by a dish of vegetable pickles, a dish of fresh vegetable (salad, sage, basil, sweet marjoram, beansprout), a bowl of dip with chili, and soft noodles makes you appetizing.
(By Vietnam Style)
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