Popiah Spring Roll

How to cook spring roll? This video shows you how to cook spring roll, or popiah as the Chinese called it. Learning how to cook spring roll (popiah) is not difficult. Hokkien Traditional Popiah (aka Spring Roll) is a traditional Hokkien (a Chinese dialect group in Fuijian Province) food. Migrants from Fujian has brought this highly versatile dish to many parts of the world. Popiah in Hokkien language translates to “thin biscuit or pancake” but it is actually a round soft thin dough skin which is piled with different vegetables and then rolled into a long cylinder shaped roll.

Popiah is loved by many around the world due to its flexibility. Popiah can be adapted easily to dietary preferences. One can choose to add prawns, meat or make it 100% vegan.

This video showcases the preparation of how traditional Popiah is prepared by Hokkiens and how it is eaten by Hokkiens at home. Eating Popiah is more than eating a delicious dish, it is about people gathering, creating their very own Popiah and eating together. In a traditional Hokkien family, Popiah is usually cooked in large quantities for special occasions like ancestor worship or big multi-generation family gatherings. The main component of Popiah is a large pot of vegetables made of almost uniformly shredded Chinese turnips/jicama/yam beans/ Bang Kuang, carrots, cabbages, green french beans and compressed tofu. Together with a wide array of side items, aromatics and sauces, the spread itself is a feast to the eyes.

Methods of enjoying the Popiah varies as well. One can eat the deep fry mini version of the rolls (aka Spring Roll), eat the Peranakan way by filling vegetables into a thin and crispy pastry tart (aka Kueh Pie Tee) or eat it the Hokkien traditional way. Hokkiens eat Popiah by assembling their own concoction of vegetables, sauces and aromatics on the Popiah dough skins and then roll them up. After which, they eat the Popiah with their hands.

Ingredients for Popiah Vegetables
Flexible and versatile. Tailor to your preference.
For this version, here is the estimated portion
Green French beans 20%
Compressed tofu 20%
Chinese turnips 30%
Carrots 10%
Cabbage 20%
Generous amount of shallots and garlic

Other ingredients
Popiah dough skin (fresh round dough from Asian markets or frozen square pieces from Asian groceries)
Other that the dough skin, the rest of the items can be omitted or switched as per individual preferences. Here are the suggested add-ons sides for the Popiah.
Crushed peanuts
Prawns
Lettuces
Parsley
Bean sprouts
Eggs
Garlic
Sweet flour sauce
Chili paste or mixes

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