For a long time, Saigon snackers considered grilled rice paper to be like a Western pizza, with the same hard layer as the base and the filling, the only difference being that rice paper is sold on sidewalks and streets, while pizza is usually available in restaurants. Those who have not tried it will be curious. And once enjoyed, it will definitely be “addicted” and remembered forever.
For young people in Saigon, grilled rice paper is a favorite snack that almost no one does not know. According to many people, grilled rice paper originated from Da Lat, was introduced to Saigon, and emerged about 5 years ago. This dish has a distinct and unique taste, becoming an indispensable part of Saigon street food.
The cake is made from many ingredients including rice paper, chicken eggs, quail eggs, minced meat, butter, sausages, scallions, chili, ham, seafood, etc. Depending on the maker, the filling has different ingredients different: Egg tart, minced meat cake, or mixed.
Young people in Saigon still call grilled rice paper “Oriental pizza” or “street pizza”. The reason it is so named is due to the way it is processed and the appearance is quite similar to a pizza.
Rice paper as the base (shell) is baked on a charcoal stove, usually small, thin, and fragrant with coconut milk. After the rice paper is hot, people crack quail eggs or butter, spread evenly on the surface of the cake, and sprinkle more finely chopped fried eggs, ham, scallions, sausages, and minced meat,β¦ on top, and bake until puffs gradually and the ingredients cook evenly.
The grilled rice paper is fragrant and crispy, and with a little chili sauce, you will not be able to help but stir because of the fatty taste of eggs, the salty taste of ham, the sweetness of minced meat, and the aroma of onions and coconut water rice paper,β¦ The combination makes you eat forever but the craving is not over yet. You can fold the cake or cut it into pieces just like eating pizza.
Ms. Hong Linh, who has more than 3 years of selling baked rice paper at Ho Con Rua (District 3, Ho Chi Minh City), said that it only takes about 3-5 minutes for a cake to come out of the oven, does not have to wait long and costs only from 20 to 20 minutes. 25,000 VND for a cake full of delicious and quality ingredients. Baking must be continuous, evenly hand must be skillful so that the base of the cake does not burn but the ingredients above are still cooked evenly.
Linh said, not only young Vietnamese but also many foreigners like and love to eat grilled rice paper, especially Korean tourists. At first, they were very curious because a street cake looked like a pizza, they tried it and then “addicted”. There is a Korean expert guy who is her loyal customer, almost every afternoon, he goes out to buy cakes and eats deliciously.
Talking about snacks made from rice paper, perhaps Ho Chi Minh City is number one. In this city, there are many varieties like this: mixed rice paper, pork rice paper, dried shrimp rice paper, grilled rice paper, rice paper soaked in onion oil, etc.
Don’t forget to enjoy grilled rice paper if you have the opportunity to come to Saigon and don’t forget to invite your friends to try it. A crispy cake, a glass of lemon tea, and cool iced peach tea for slightly hot weather are too true to the street food of modern Saigon.
To be able to enjoy delicious “street pizza” right, you can go to Turtle Lake. And remember that if you eat it for the first time, choose a mixed type of filling, so you can enjoy all the deliciousness, the “essence” of this dish!
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