Vietnamese Summer Rolls (Gỏi cuốn)

These crispy summer rolls are prepared by wrapping soaked rice paper (bánh tráng) around various ingredients. Although the most common combinations include meat or seafood - usually beef, pork, shrimps, or crab meat, as well as rice vermicelli noodles - the stars of the dish are fresh and aromatic herbs and vegetables such as mint, cilantro, cucumbers, or mushrooms.

The rolls are always served at room temperature or well-chilled, and they're usually accompanied by nước chấm (fish sauce), peanut sauce, or hoisin sauce. Interestingly, these Vietnamese rolls were included in the list of the world's 50 best foods by CNN.