Thursday 25th Sep '08

For dinner tonight, I was invited over to Ling and Shallen's place for...

VIETNAMESE SPRING ROLLS


We haven't had these together since we were back in uni.

Shallen made two bowls of pork mince - one without coriander for Meng, and one with coriander for the rest of us.

Other things we were supplied with to create our dinner:

Stirfry Chinese Vegetables
Egg Omelette
Grated fresh Carrot
Peeled cooked Prawns
Vermicelli
Soy Sauce & Chilli


It was ironic that no one brought any chillies when last time we got together for dinner, everyone brought their own supply.

The trick with these Vietnamese spring rolls is that you don't oversoak the rice paper in the hot water too long or it gets too soft and tears. You may think that your rice paper needs more soaking but if you leave it on your plate, the water will become absorbed and the rice paper softens up very quickly. If it hasn't softened enough, you can always redip it in the water.

Ling 'washing' his rice paper sheet


My first roll


My second or third roll...I can't remember! I think I had about four in total.


Ling's first roll


Most messy person - Meng
He ended up having to eat his rolls with a spoon.


Most cleanest person - Kong
Up until his last roll where he had a 'happy ending'.


We worked off the dinner playing the Wii. Nice night guys!

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