Definition

Noun: * Spring roll: A Vietnamese dish consisting of a filling (typically minced pork, shrimp, vegetables, and glass noodles) wrapped in rice paper and deep-fried until crispy. It is a common appetizer or snack, often served with fresh herbs and a sweet and sour dipping sauce (nước mắm chấm).

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Bữa tiệc hôm nay có món chả giò rất ngon. (Today's party has very delicious spring rolls.)
  • Cô ấy dạy tôi cách gói chả giò. (She taught me how to wrap spring rolls.)
  • Chả giò thường được ăn kèm với rau sống. (Spring rolls are often eaten with fresh herbs.)

Advanced Usage

• "chả giò tôm": Shrimp spring roll (emphasizing shrimp as the main filling).
  • Nhà hàng này nổi tiếng với món chả giò tôm. (This restaurant is famous for its shrimp spring rolls.)
• "chả giò chay": Vegetarian spring roll.
  • Vì tôi ăn chay nên tôi gọi một phần chả giò chay. (Because I am vegetarian, I ordered a portion of vegetarian spring rolls.)

Variants and Related Words

• Nem rán (noun): Another common name for the same dish, used more frequently in Northern Vietnam.
• Chả rán (noun): A broader term that can refer to various fried patties or rolls, including .
• Gỏi cuốn (noun): Fresh spring roll (not fried), where the rice paper wrapper is not cooked and the filling is typically fresh herbs, vermicelli, and shrimp or pork.

Synonyms

• Fried spring roll: The direct English translation.
• Imperial roll: A term sometimes used in English, though less common than "spring roll".

Related Phrases

• Gói chả giò: To wrap spring rolls.
  • Cả gia đình cùng ngồi gói chả giò để chuẩn bị cho Tết. (The whole family sits together to wrap spring rolls to prepare for Tet.)
• Chiên/Rán chả giò: To fry spring rolls.
  • Chả giò phải được chiên vàng giòn mới ngon. (Spring rolls must be fried until golden and crispy to be delicious.)

Related Idioms

• Giòn như chả giò: As crispy as a spring roll (used to describe something very crispy).
  • Miếng da gà nướng giòn như chả giò. (The piece of roasted chicken skin is as crispy as a spring roll.)

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