Homemade Bo Bia

My mom is visiting family in Vietnam right now, so my sister got the bright idea of making some authentic Vietnamese cuisine for my dad while my mom was away.

What spurred this idea was my sister's discovery of the Wandering Chopsticks blog. There, you can find a dizzying plethora of Vietnamese recipes and recommendations, all fully documented and photographed!

We adapted the Wandering Chopsticks recipe for Bo Bia, recalling our mom's variations.

- Saute the julienned jicama along with julienned carrots.

- Slice the Chinese sausage crosswise and saute it with the reconstituted dried shrimp, along with a bit of green onions. (They actually make "extra lean" Chinese sausage now! Even a chicken variety too!)

- Spread a little sauce directly onto the rice paper as you wrap it. No need for dipping sauce on the side...for the ultimate street food experience!

- Omit the omelet...there's already enough flavors going on in there...

Here are all the ingredients, ready for assembly.



It helps if you have these stackable plastic thingies for the rice paper...so you can avoid using a bunch of plates:



Everyone loves macro shots...



We added garlic chives for garnish...totally optional.



Yummm...salty, sweet, crunchy, chewy...

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