Bo Bia

Name: Bo Bia
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Vietnamese
Ingredients: Rice paper sheets; 300g jicama and 1 carrot, julienned and stir-fried; 2 Chinese sausages (lạp xưởng), fried and sliced; 2 eggs, made into a thin omelette and sliced; Dried shrimp, soaked and fried; Lettuce and Thai basil; Hoisin sauce with crushed peanuts and chilli

Bò bía/baw BEE-ah/

Also known as: Bo Bia Rolls, Vietnamese Popiah, Saigon Jicama Rolls

About this dish

Fresh soft rolls filled with jicama, Chinese sausage, egg, dried shrimp and lettuce, dipped in a hoisin-peanut sauce.

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Ingredients

🍃Rice paper sheets

🥔300g jicama and 1 carrot, julienned and stir-fried

🌭2 Chinese sausages (lạp xưởng), fried and sliced

🥚2 eggs, made into a thin omelette and sliced

🦐Dried shrimp, soaked and fried

🥬Lettuce and Thai basil

🥜Hoisin sauce with crushed peanuts and chilli

Method

Serves 4

Stir-fry the jicama and carrot with a little salt until soft, then cool.

Dip a rice paper in water to soften.

Lay lettuce and basil on it, then jicama, sausage, egg and dried shrimp.

Roll up tightly, folding in the sides.

Serve with the hoisin-peanut dip.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Bò bía came to Saigon with the Teochew Chinese community and is sold from street carts, especially near schools.

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