Bánh tráng trộn

Bánh tráng trộn is a Vietnamese street snack whose name means mixed rice paper. Strips or cuts of dry rice paper are tossed with seasoned salt, chili powder, dried shrimp, flavoring oils and fried onions, and many cooks add minced green mango, peanuts, fresh mint or basil, quail eggs, dried beef and a range of sauces, so the exact mix changes from region to region. The result sets chewy rice paper against crunchy, sour, salty and spicy additions. It began as a snack for school students and spread across Vietnam and to overseas Vietnamese communities. It is sold on the street, usually in a plastic bag and eaten with a skewer or chopsticks, and is regarded as one of the symbols of Vietnamese street food, especially in the south around Tây Ninh and Ho Chi Minh City.