Oklahoma City is fortunate to have a very nice Asian community. The largest sector of that community are the Vietnamese. I have been fortunate to make several Vietnamese friends. With those friendships, I have learned to make a few vietnamese dishes. Vietnamese food is more than just Pho.

I really love the fried Vietnamese spring rolls or Cha Gio

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Add thick vermicelli rice noodles and you have Banh Canh Cah Gio


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Good work. If you want to try something a little different and more authentic (depending on what part of Vietnam) you should use rice paper.

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Better yet, try banh hoi wrappers. It's thin rice vermicelli woven into sheets.

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Both are much more fragile and less forgiving when frying but are very light and crispy.

Try experimenting with the fillings too. They can vary widely.

Thanks.

Yeah, I've used the rice paper before and it is delicate. My current filling choice is, ground pork, yellow onion, green onion, mushrooms, cabbage, carrots, garlic & rice noodles. I add shrimp from time to time.