The bowl is lined with fresh shredded lettuce at the bottom, then topped with just rice vermicelli and topped with the egg rolls. You can cut up the egg rolls into bite-sized pieces if you want. I don’t like iceberg lettuce for almost all applications, so I’ll opt for the ‘green leaf’ or ‘red leaf’ lettuce which is softer and has more flavor. For the noodles, thin ones are easier to eat and cook faster too. Serve noodles at about room temperature quickly after boiling. This dish goes well with some Vietnamese herbs like tiá tô (Vietnamese perilla), kinh giới (Vietnamese balm) and rau thơm (mint). However, if you can’t find those, mint and shredded lettuce will be just fine. This is also good with cucumber slices and home made dồ chua (Vietnamese pickles). The egg rolls are seasoned well by themselves, but since we’re eating this with a good amount of shredded lettuce and rice vermicelli, some nước chấm dipping sauce on the side is necessary.
What is Bun Gio?
Bún chả giò is a Vietnamese dish that includes egg rolls in a bowl of rice noodles, veggies, and leafy greens and herbs.
What is Vietnamese bun?
Bún in Vietnamese means “noodles,” and this dish has rice noodles which are made up of rice flour and water.
