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I've deliberately put this picture here so that you can see in contrast the styles in which the spring roll is served. This yummy roll was taken at Lemongrass, a fine-dining establishment whereas the previous one was served street-style. Anyway, the one at lemongrass cost me less than US$4. Cheap and good ! To see more delicious picture of Vietnamese food, click on b'packer's hcmc page
Haha, you're definitely in luck if you're reading this. In my sneaky ol' bpacker style, I've autopsied the roll at Lemongrass and figured out what makes it so good. Here's what I found out and since I've tried this at home. Let me assure you it's bloody good. Leomongrass Rice Paper Rolls Ingredients 1)Rice Paper 2)Asian Lettuce.Wash and seperate leaves 3)Tiger Prawns, boiled, de-shelled and sliced into two. Save water after boiling 4)Roasted peanuts, ground 5)Hoisin Sauce 6)Peanut Butter 7)Garlic Chilli Sauce ( optional) 8) A plate of lukewarm water 9)Finest grade Vermicelli, boiled in prawn water ( see #3 ) 10) Carrots and Cucumber, sliced jullienne 11) Fermented Fish Sauce 12) Asian mint , spring onion or basil Begin sadistically by boiling the prawns alive and filleting them. If this horrible to you or if you're living somewhere near the Arctic circle make do with with the small boiled ones. Of course, don't be daft and sliced the small buggers for gdness' sake. Use them whole. Save the briny prawn water after this and boil your vermicelli. While your noodles are cookin', slice your carrots and cucumber into toothpicks and make your magically delicious sauce. Here's how..mix hoisin sauce together with a dash of garlicky chilli sauce and stinky fish sauce. Of course, the sauce will stink to high heavens but that is what makes the sauce gd! After that, sprinkle the ground peanuts on the sauce. Now, your noodles should be ready. Drain it really dry. Now for the real thing! Dip the rice paper quickly unto the lukewarm water. After that, put 3 chunky slices of prawn on the paper and slap a lettuce leaf on it. Pluck some vermicelli, mint, basil leaves carrot and cucumber and put it on top of the leaf. Fold the papery sides next and the bottom. Roll the thing like a scroll next till it's tight. There you go. Voila! To eat, dunk it in the fish sauce and bite into the juicy goodness. Leave a Comment Theme: LocalPrice: less than US$10 » Currency ConverterComparison: about averageAddress: 4 Nguyen ThiepPhone: (84-8) 822 0496Directions: District 1
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