越式炸春卷

點心茶餐廳春卷

Pronunciation

English Name

Vietnamese-style fried spring roll

Cantonese (Traditional)

越式炸春卷

Mandarin (Pinyin)

yuè shì zhà chūn juǎn

Yale Romanization

yuht sīk ja chēun gyún

Character Breakdown

越 is short for Vietnam (越南), 式 is style), 炸 is deep-fried, 春 is Spring, and 卷 is roll, so 越式炸春卷 is Vietnam-style deep-fried Spring roll.

About This Dish

You may be familiar with fresh Vietnamese spring rolls (called guo cuon in Vietnamese) that are served cold and not-fried, but Vietnamese cuisine also has a deep-fried spring roll (called chả giò in Vietnamese), visibly distinguished from the Chinese version by a bubbly skin made from rice paper.