Crisp fried rolls filled with ground pork, wood ear mushroom, glass noodles, carrot and onion, wrapped in rice paper or wheat wrapper.
Wrapped in lettuce with herbs and dipped, or served over vermicelli as bún chả giò. Standard at parties, Tết, and family gatherings.
South (nem rán in the North)
Southern versions often use rice paper and jicama; northern nem rán typically use different wrappers and crab. Both crackle.
The dish most likely to be assigned to a specific relative — in many families, one person makes the rolls and everyone knows it.