In Vietnamese cuisine, nem rán (fried spring rolls) and nem cuốn tôm thịt (fresh shrimp and pork rolls) are among the most popular and tasty of the hundreds of local dishes that residents and ...

Up North in Ha Noi, nem thính cuốn (rice paper rolls with pig’s ears in toasted rice powder) is also a must-try.

The vast majority of Vietnamese favourites are represented here. Nem cuốn tôm (summer rolls) are fresh and the prawns within avoid the rubberiness that they are susceptible to.

The word gỏi cuốn in the south, nem cuốn in the north and bánh cuốn in central Vietnam are referred to in English as fresh spring rolls, summer rolls or cold roll, often with the word ...