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

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

1. Using a Prepared Filling for Wrapping a Vietnamese Spring Roll for Frying
2. Dipping the Rice Paper Wrapper into Water
3. Putting Filling into the Moistened Rice Wrapper
4. Folding the Wrapper Forwards
5. Folding to the Left
6. Folding to the Right
7. Keep Folding Forwards
8. Finish off folding the Wrapper
9. One Vietnamese Spring Roll Ready to be Fried!
10. How to Keep the Spring Rolls Before Frying Them