Today prepared two
kinds of Vietnamese stuffed rice rolls and I used Pho Vietnam Tuan & Lan's
rough recipes:
- Round Vietnamese rice paper, rice noodles, beef, salad,
cabbage, egg, coriander, carrots, and sweet & sour fish sauce (Nước
chấm)
- Round Vietnamese rice paper, rice noodles, shrimp, pork,
salad, cabbage, egg, coriander and Nước chấm (2 Garlic
gloves, 1 tsp Sugar, 200 ml Water, 1-2 tsps Vietnamese Fish Sauce, 2 tbsp
Lime Juice, 2-4 Bird's Eye Chili).
Vietnamese are admirably hard-working immigrants, who run one third of
all 24/7 minimarkets (potraviny) in Czechia. Since the end of
Vietnam War in 1975, the Vietnamese diaspora grow fast in Europe. According to
Wikipedia, the Vietnamese diaspora in France is over 300000, in Germany 140000,
Russia 80000, Czechia 80000 and in Finland 10000. When I was studying political
sciences at the Charles University in Prague, I discovered that most of these
immigrants were not that different to others who move to Europe from low- and
middle-income economies to improve their lives and ensure a better future for
their children. However, we were also taught that a small fraction of this
diaspora belongs to organised Vietnamese gangs producing and distributing
illegal drugs for quick wins. Well, hello, fraction of French, Germans,
Russians, Czech and Finns are criminals, too. What a cheery anecdote!
For completing the stuffed rice rolls ("spring rolls") you need a rice paper package (I bought Bánh Tráng Mỹ Tho 340g, Ø 28cm).
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| I ended up making two dipping sauces: Nuoc Cham and aromatic and spicy Indonesian peanut butter dipping sauce. |
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| Wrapping must be done quickly! |