What is Cha Gio?

chai (pronounced "chai yah") are often called spring rolls, egg roles or even crispy imperial roles. Traditional Vietnamese food, which enjoyed restaurants and more often in Vietnamese homes, is crunchy and crunchy. Although many people compare Cha Gio with Eggoll, in fact there are few similarities. Both have envelopes and both are cylindrical. However, Eggolly is usually larger and are known for being abundant appetizers. Cha Gio is light and crunchy, usually smaller size or chopped into pieces of bite size and serves as a main course or appetizer. There are also crushed carrots, ground garlic, fish sauce, chopped onions, cellophane noodles and sliced ​​mushrooms. The filling is placed on rice paper packaging, rolled, deep fried in hot oil and then served immediately.Vatted with nuoc mam - Vietnamese soup made of fish sauce, sugar, carrots, garlic, chili and lime juices. To eat cha of gio this is used as a cup of salad leaf to hold smallMany accompanying noodles and vegetables. In the center there is a role and a leaf of salad is firmly wrapped around the content.

Cha Gio is also listed in cold noodles such as Bun Cha Gio. These are cooked vermicelli noodles that were rinsed with cold and spilled with a series of fresh herbs and vegetables. Cha Gio is chopped into pieces and served with noodles. Sliced ​​peanuts usually decorate a bowl and nuoc is usually served as a sauce.

Cha Gio is popular all year round in Vietnam and especially during the holidays. To celebrate Aunt, the Lunar New Year, the Vietnamese families will join to produce piles and piles of cha Gio.

Because Cha Gio can be difficult to work, it is good to know that they can also be frozen. If you are going to make Cha Gio at home, you can make a large dose in the future. Fry Cha Gio for a minute or two, then put it in an airtight container andfreeze. If it is properly frozen, Cha Gio can keep up to several weeks in the freezer. When you are ready to use, simply let Cha Gio come to the room temperature and remove excess humidity. Complete the frying Cha Gio and serve immediately.