3 delicious rice rolls recipes from around the world
Kimbap are Korean seaweed rice rolls, featuring seasoned rice and a colorful assortment of fillings rolled tightly within a sheet of gim (dried seaweed). They are a popular and convenient picnic food, snack, or light meal.
Delicate, paper-thin steamed rice sheets rolled around a savory filling of ground pork and wood ear mushrooms. Traditionally served as a light breakfast or snack, accompanied by thinly sliced pork sausage (cha lua), crispy fried shallots, and a side of sweet and savory dipping sauce (nuoc cham).
Cheung Fun, or steamed rice noodle rolls, are a popular Hong Kong dim sum and street food item. Made from a thin batter of rice flour, tapioca starch, and water, these delicate rolls are steamed until tender and then typically drizzled with a sweet soy sauce, hoisin sauce, and sesame oil.