At the table
Use a fork or pick to lift a small piece and spread the sauces through the rolls. Let hot rolls cool; ask for sauces separately if you want to control their amount.
Contains sesame and wheat starch; sweet sauce may add soy, wheat and sulfites. Some sesame sauces contain peanuts. Confirm oil and compound sauces for dietary needs; filled rice rolls are a different order.
Contains sesame and wheat starch; sweet sauce may add soy, wheat and sulfites. Some sesame sauces contain peanuts. Confirm oil and compound sauces for dietary needs; filled rice rolls are a different order.
GET TO KNOW THE DISH
What goes into it?
Explore some key ingredients below. Preparations may use additional seasonings and ingredients.
Contains sesame and wheat starch; sweet sauce may add soy, wheat and sulfites. Some sesame sauces contain peanuts. Confirm oil and compound sauces for dietary needs; filled rice rolls are a different order.
Typical ingredients
Recipes vary by restaurant.
How does it taste?
Soft, slippery white rice-sheet rolls cut into short pieces, with sweet-savory brown sauce, nutty sesame paste and sesame seeds. Despite the name “pig-intestine rolls”, the plain rolls have no intestine or meat filling.
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- Texture
- Soft, slippery white rice-sheet rolls cut into short pieces, with sweet-savory brown sauce, nutty sesame paste and sesame seeds. Despite the name “pig-intestine rolls”, the plain rolls have no intestine or meat filling.
- How it’s made
- Mix rice flour, wheat starch, culinary starch, water, salt and oil into batter. Cook a thin covered layer, roll it and cut; add Hong Kong sweet sauce, sesame paste and sesame seeds.
Contains sesame and wheat starch; sweet sauce may add soy, wheat and sulfites. Some sesame sauces contain peanuts. Confirm oil and compound sauces for dietary needs; filled rice rolls are a different order.
A CONNECTION TO PLACE
Origin & regional roots
Associated with Hong Kong.
About this regional connection
Hong Kong: Plain rice rolls with layered sauces are a Hong Kong street-snack serving style.
Ask if they have it first
请问你们有港式街头猪肠粉吗？
Do you have this item?
A LITTLE SOMETHING TO READ
Story & history
Hong Kong plain rice rolls
The name refers to the rolled shape. The street version's identity comes from plain rolls and layered sauces, distinct from filled dim-sum rice rolls.
