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[[Image:East-asian-food-spring-rolls-1.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Typical summer roll ingredients]] |
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'''Summer rolls''' (gỏi cuốn in [[Vietnam|Vietnamese]]) are unfried wraps with [[pork]], [[shrimp]], [[herb]]s, [[rice vermicelli]], and other ingredients wrapped in [[rice paper]]. Summer rolls are often confused with [[spring roll]]s, which are typically stuffed with pork/shrimp, cabbage, and bean thread vermicelli and are always fried. Summer rolls are normally dipped in a simple sauce consisting of hoisin sauce, garlic, peanut butter, and water which are boiled until well blended. |
'''Summer rolls''' (gỏi cuốn in [[Vietnam|Vietnamese]]) are unfried wraps with [[pork]], [[shrimp]], [[herb]]s, [[rice vermicelli]], and other ingredients wrapped in [[rice paper]]. Summer rolls are often confused with [[spring roll]]s, which are typically stuffed with pork/shrimp, cabbage, and bean thread vermicelli and are always fried. Summer rolls are normally dipped in a either a simple sauce consisting of hoisin sauce, garlic, peanut butter, and water which are boiled until well blended or a combination of fish sauce, garlic, sugar, lime, red peppers, and the secret ingredient soda (preferrably Pepsi). |
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Although typically served as an appetizer in the United States, summer rolls typically compose a full meal in Vietnam. Unlike spring rolls, summer rolls are not fried and are served either cold or at room temperature. |
Although typically served as an appetizer in the United States, summer rolls typically compose a full meal in Vietnam. Unlike spring rolls, summer rolls are not fried and are served either cold or at room temperature. |
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Revision as of 19:35, 29 January 2007
Summer rolls (gỏi cuốn in Vietnamese) are unfried wraps with pork, shrimp, herbs, rice vermicelli, and other ingredients wrapped in rice paper. Summer rolls are often confused with spring rolls, which are typically stuffed with pork/shrimp, cabbage, and bean thread vermicelli and are always fried. Summer rolls are normally dipped in a either a simple sauce consisting of hoisin sauce, garlic, peanut butter, and water which are boiled until well blended or a combination of fish sauce, garlic, sugar, lime, red peppers, and the secret ingredient soda (preferrably Pepsi).
Although typically served as an appetizer in the United States, summer rolls typically compose a full meal in Vietnam. Unlike spring rolls, summer rolls are not fried and are served either cold or at room temperature.
In some restaurants, gỏi cuốn is mistranslated as "spring roll."
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