Popular Rice Sheet Recipes Loved Across Asia

April15,2025

Light and healthy rolls made with rice paper, shrimp, pork, fresh herbs, vermicelli, and lettuce, served with hoisin-peanut or fish sauce dip.

Vietnamese Fresh Spring Rolls (Gỏi Cuốn) – Vietnam

A crispy, deep-fried version filled with ground pork, mushrooms, glass noodles, and vegetables, wrapped in rice paper.

Fried Spring Rolls (Chả Giò) – Vietnam

Steamed rice noodle sheets filled with seasoned ground pork and wood ear mushrooms, topped with fried shallots and served with fish sauce.

Bánh Cuốn – Vietnam

Soft rice wrappers filled with a mix of cooked vegetables, tofu, egg, and sometimes shrimp or meat, commonly eaten during gatherings.

Popiah – Malaysia/Singapore/Taiwan

Steamed rice noodle rolls often filled with shrimp, beef, or char siu, then drizzled with sweet soy sauce—served hot at dim sum.

Cheung Fun – China 

Fresh spring rolls filled with sautéed vegetables, sometimes with shrimp or pork, wrapped in a rice-based crepe and served with a sweet garlic-peanut sauce.

Lumpiang Sariwa – Philippines

Grilled pork skewers served with rice paper, fresh herbs, pickled veggies, and dipped in special sauces—DIY-style wrapping.

Nem Lui – Vietnam