Last year I hit a good walk from Battambang to Ek Phnom temple. Were 18 miles nice and relaxed, watching the Cambodian countryside and chatting with people in the villages.
At one point the road crossed several villages that are devoted almost entirely to prepare rice paper, Banh Trang in Vietnam and in Cambodia Sambok Nem. In both countries this role is not used only to prepare rolls, but wrapping is very popular with all types of food.
One family that prepared the paper invited me to go home to watch the process. Here's the video. A company capable of producing entirely handmade 2 000 wafers a day.
You see the simplicity with which they are made. Have a pan of boiling water, covered with a cloth or plastic. Above this surface extends a little rice flour dough and water, cover, and let a few seconds until it has formed a crepe. Then removed and allowed to dry in the sun on a bamboo trellis.
A rapid and laborious process.
The family was very caring and spent some time with me. One of the girls, the left of the video, spoke very good English. We chatted for a long time and he told me his dreams of seeing the world. He also told me that he knew would never see.
invited me to eat 4 or 5 wafers, rubbery and dry but rich. It was a pleasant and fun.
do you think ... This is how you prepare the rice paper then we eat at the Vietnamese nem. Curious, no? By the way, now fixed on the wafer, they often have tiny pieces of bamboo ... When I find them I'm thinking and I remember that girl dreamy and sad ...
In the next post the recipe for Cha Gio, and some tips to deal adequately with the rice paper.
At one point the road crossed several villages that are devoted almost entirely to prepare rice paper, Banh Trang in Vietnam and in Cambodia Sambok Nem. In both countries this role is not used only to prepare rolls, but wrapping is very popular with all types of food.
One family that prepared the paper invited me to go home to watch the process. Here's the video. A company capable of producing entirely handmade 2 000 wafers a day.
You see the simplicity with which they are made. Have a pan of boiling water, covered with a cloth or plastic. Above this surface extends a little rice flour dough and water, cover, and let a few seconds until it has formed a crepe. Then removed and allowed to dry in the sun on a bamboo trellis.
A rapid and laborious process.
The family was very caring and spent some time with me. One of the girls, the left of the video, spoke very good English. We chatted for a long time and he told me his dreams of seeing the world. He also told me that he knew would never see.
invited me to eat 4 or 5 wafers, rubbery and dry but rich. It was a pleasant and fun.
do you think ... This is how you prepare the rice paper then we eat at the Vietnamese nem. Curious, no? By the way, now fixed on the wafer, they often have tiny pieces of bamboo ... When I find them I'm thinking and I remember that girl dreamy and sad ...
In the next post the recipe for Cha Gio, and some tips to deal adequately with the rice paper.
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