From The Ravenous Couple
Bo Bia is a common street food in Vietnam made made of chinese sausage, jicama, carrots, dried shrimp, and slivers of thinly scrambled egg. Although the word “bo” means beef, there is no beef in this whatsoever. The dish and name likely derived from Chinese Teochow immigrants in Vietnam who had a similar dish called “Popiah” pronounced “Bo-BEE-a” The Chinese version however is made with a thin wheat crepe, but being in Vietnam, the Chinese immigrants quickly adapted the rice paper to their tradtional dish. The stuffing however can be diverse and include other items such as tofu, bean sprouts, and lettuce. The traditional dipping sauce is typically hoisin based.
bo bia
We served these at our 24×24 Spring for Spring Roll Party and it was a nice variation to you typical spring roll. For a vegetarian version, try substituting the chinese sausage for strips of sauteed tofu and eggs for shitake mushrooms.
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