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Article: Thailand: Vegetable-crab rice paper rolls
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
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- March 24, 2002
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The Kitchen Technician
Thailand: Vegetable-crab rice paper rolls
By SANFORD D'AMATO
Special to the Journal Sentinel
Sunday, March 24, 2002
Could you eat 1 pound of rice a day, every day?
Rice is the staple of many Asian cuisines, consumed in (by our
standards) rather large quantities. It also is used in interesting
and inventive ways. One of my favorite uses is Vietnamese or Thai
rice paper.
Rice papers look like small round plastic place mats with a cross-
hatch design. They are made by taking cooked rice dough and rolling
it very flat like a tortilla, then laying it out to dry on bamboo
mats, hence the design.
Here a couple of tips for handling rice papers:
-- Keep them covered when not in ...