The Spring Roll: Its Important Role in Vietnamese Cuisine and Culture

It is no doubt that Vietnam is famous for delicious food in the world. Beside beautiful and romantic sights, many foreigners come to Vietnam to enjoy food here. Especially, most of them are impressed by the food called spring roll.

Depend on the location, spring roll is made and called in different ways, such as: in the North and the South, it is called "Cha Gio", but in the middle, it is called "Ram". It is not only famous for its special taste, but also for its attractive appearance.

I would like to introduce what I know how popular spring roll is in Vietnam when I visited Vietnam for the first time. Though Vietnamese food is synonymous with Pho Bo, nobody come to visit Vietnam once without knowing Cha Gio or Ram (spring roll). It means that Cha Gio is as famous, delicious and attractive as Pho Bo. People here would rather use it in special occasions such as worship, big days, wedding parties, or even birthday parties.

Many years ago, people considered it the food which is only served for royalty, because at that time, it was one of the best food used by royalty the most. The normal people rarely had many chances to eat it, that's why they just made spring roll in special days. However, everything has changed now owing to economic development. Food seems to be cheaper and easier to buy so more and more people can enjoy this kind of food anytime they like.

Here is how Vietnamese make their spring roll. It is very delicious and easy to make you addicted. I only learned the recipe to make spring roll in middle part of Vietnam. You should try it if you are interested. The ingredient is quite easy to prepare for 4 portions, including 500g saddle of pork, 20-25 pieces of girdle-cake, 4-5 spoons of lemonade, 100g chopped garlic and 100g chopped onion, salt, pepper, sugar, fish sauce, ...