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Dishes made with rice paper

4 dishes from around the world that list rice paper as a main ingredient.

Spring roll春卷 🇨🇳 China and 5 moreA thin wrapper rolled around vegetables or meat, served fried or fresh Main dish, Snacks, Lunch

Chả giò 🇻🇳 Vietnam and 1 moreVietnamese deep-fried rolls filled with seasoned meat and vegetables Street food, Snacks, Lunch

Gỏi cuốn 🇻🇳 Vietnam and 5 moreVietnamese rolls of pork, shrimp, noodles and herbs wrapped in rice paper Main dish, Lunch, Dinner

Bánh tráng nướng 🇻🇳 VietnamGrilled rice paper snack with a range of toppings, sold as street food in Vietnam Street food, Snacks

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The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Spring roll: No machine-readable author provided. Rose SP Ring~commonswiki assumed, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Chả giò: Phó Nháy, Public domain, source
Gỏi cuốn: Unknown author, CC BY 2.0, source
Bánh tráng nướng: Light Write, CC BY-SA 2.0, source

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