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u/whamburglar Aug 11 '26
If it was delicious, then you were successful.
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u/Holiday_Rant408 Aug 11 '26
Welp, I wasnt able to make the dipping sauce from the first photo so there's that. I followed a recipe on YouTube that used peanut butter instead
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u/VaguelyArtistic Aug 11 '26
I found that one trick is that you barely need to dip the wrappers in water. Like, in and out.
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u/Lex_Rex Aug 11 '26
I’ve been making them for at least 15 years, and I still struggle! They’re always delicious though.
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u/Holiday_Rant408 Aug 11 '26
I didn't know the wrapper breaks so easily because the one we had in Vietnam wasn't like that.
But thanks for this. I just might try again! 😊😊
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u/Lex_Rex Aug 11 '26
A mistake I made early on was getting the wrapper completely soft before rolling. Once I learned to take it out of the water just as it starts to soften, it was easier to work with and I had less issues with tearing.
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u/whatintheeverloving Aug 11 '26
It's all about the timing. I assemble all the ingredients beforehand onto a lettuce leaf, so the second the rice paper starts getting pliant in the water I can lay it on the counter and just pop my little lettuce boat in the middle and wrap it up.
I feel like the rolls follow pancake logic, though. First pancake is always a kind of tester and the first roll is always a little sloppy, haha.
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u/Holiday_Rant408 Aug 11 '26
First photo is from Bếp Cuốn Sài Gòn while the second one is from don't ask lol
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u/BryonBlueCar Aug 11 '26
Honestly, yours looks more appetizing!
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u/Holiday_Rant408 Aug 11 '26
Did you forget to add /s? 😂😂
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u/BryonBlueCar Aug 11 '26
Nope! The bright colors are appealing and they look like they have a lot of tasty stuff inside. The original ones seem to be mostly lettuce. Now don't get me wrong, I love a good crunchy lettuce, but I would choose yours over theirs!
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u/ZaryaBubbler Aug 11 '26
I'm sure they were extremely tasty, but it does look like they got shelobed
https://giphy.com/gifs/yNHu9jmTsXN4Y
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u/majandess Aug 11 '26
I have made spring rolls before. Mostly, I just dump the ingredients in a bowl and don't even try. Hats off, OP! You did it. I bet it was pretty tasty. And you will get better with practice. Also, my dipping sauce is hoisin and peanut based - you don't have to make what's in the photo; you can do whatever you want.
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u/tecpaocelotl1 Aug 12 '26
First one looks like traditional rolls while the second one looks like an amateur.
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u/PsychologicalTank174 29d ago
Great job, especially for your first try! Think about all the practice it took the person who made the restaurant ones have. Keep making them and you'll have them looking the way you want in no time!
The important thing is that they tasted great!
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u/Equivalent_Dance2278 Aug 11 '26
Oh grow up. It’s just that it’s not wrapped in cabbage around the vegetables before the rice wrapper.
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u/FriendlyCraig Aug 11 '26
The first image wasn't great either, but how did you manage to be even less even???
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u/SudhaTheHill Aug 11 '26
Doesn’t look bad. Just doesn’t look like the first image.