Making rice paper in Vietnam
I love the Vietnamese springroll. I have often wondered how they make the rice paper - so thin and yet so strong.
In Vietnam, I got to see a rice paper factory.
There rice over here is brittle and breaks into powder when moistned. This powdered rice is thoroughly mixed with cured river water to form a paste.
This paste is then spread over a cloth covering a steaming vessel. Here the man is using his pan to even out the paste.
A metal cap is placed on top to prevent the steam from escaping. Once it is cooked enough(couple of minutes) , the lady uses a bamboo roller to wrap the rice paper around it.
The ricepaper is then left to dry out in the open. After a day of drying, the ricepaper is ready to be rolled into lovely springrolls. The ricepaper sheets can also be passed through a shredder to make rice noodles.
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September 11th, 2005 at 1:51 pm
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September 11th, 2005 at 5:10 pm
YUMMY!!!
September 12th, 2005 at 4:25 pm
Thanks, patiala pataka and Stephanie
September 15th, 2005 at 3:48 am
It looks nice, but I don’t know if it is very clean to dry it outside:)
don’t eat too much, preetam. Have a good day!
September 15th, 2005 at 12:43 pm
Well dan, didn;t see any birds around..and the air is pretty clean here.. so i guess no harm in eating some. Have a good day dan.
September 15th, 2005 at 4:21 pm
Skill that is still holding on. Nice blog.
September 23rd, 2005 at 11:32 am
gioi thieu banh trang vietnam
April 8th, 2006 at 1:05 am
hi Preetamrai, I wonder I did see your name somewhere??? anyway, introducing to you my new blog (http://millionrolls.blogspot.com) which relates with Vietnamese springroll…share with us more about your thought of Vietname pls..:)
June 30th, 2006 at 3:52 pm
Can you please provide me the right recipe for making these wrappers including where i Can procure the steamers and necessary equipments for making this wrappers
Thank you and have a good day
September 22nd, 2006 at 12:19 am
I REQUIRE THE ADDRESSES OF THE RICE PAPER MANUFACTURES..
CAN YOU PROVIDE DETAILS
December 6th, 2006 at 6:54 am
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March 8th, 2007 at 3:25 pm
Hi! I’m from the Philippines. Though we have our local version of spring roll wrapper but vietnam rice paper looks better. Presently I’m jobless and a father of 2 elementary kids. If you could give me details what variety of rice is used and how it’s so thin and doesn’t crack when dried. I wish to start making rice paper to have an income. I’m almost in my 50’s and getting a job in our province in Mindanao is hard. So maybe with rice paper making from our charcoal stove and a little capital money to start I’ve found a small business to feed my family and send my kids to school. How about the edible wrapper of White Rabbit candy that melts in the mouth, is it made of rice too?
March 8th, 2007 at 3:28 pm
I’m Jaime Tuvilla and my e-mail ad is: jabritu@yahoo.com
September 29th, 2007 at 1:27 pm
Chanh Khang is the Manufacturer of food dehydratic spring roll rice paper and frozen net spring roll rice paper. Contact skype: chanhkhang
September 29th, 2007 at 1:30 pm
We are the food spring roll rice paper Manufacturer in Vietnam.
chanhkhang (at) gmail.com
November 28th, 2007 at 6:10 am
What if a birdy flies over and poops on the paper…no one would notice?? I wouldn’t want to eat that
January 26th, 2008 at 1:23 am
I was wondering were I could purchase the best rice flour to make the sheets. I am located in Virginia
February 17th, 2008 at 7:05 pm
sources on purchasing of edible rice paper