How to Wrap up a Vietnamese Spring Roll for Frying - Cha Gio

Using a Prepared Filling for Wrapping a Vietnamese Spring Roll for Frying

Filling for the Vietnamese Spring Roll

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Wrapping up a spring roll or cha gio may look difficult, but it is really quite easy once you get the hang of it. After wrapping a few, you will start to feel like an expert.

Before you start, you will need to make the filling for the Vietnamese Spring Roll.

There is also a recipe here for the Vietnamese dipping sauce, a condiment that goes exceptionally well with this spring roll.

The ingredients you will need for wrapping the Cha Gio are:

1. 24 pieces rice paper wrappers (dried), 6.3"(16cm) or 8.7”(22cm) diameter and
2. A bowl of water

• Using a Prepared Filling for Wrapping a Vietnamese Spring Roll for Frying
• Dipping the Rice Paper Wrapper Into Water
• Putting Filling into the Moistened Rice Wrapper
• Folding the Wrapper Forwards
• Folding to the Left
• Folding to the Right
• Keep Folding Forwards
• Finish off Folding the Wrapper
• One Vietnamese Spring Roll Ready to be Fried!
• How to Keep the Spring Rolls Before Frying Them