Nem

For other uses, see NEM (disambiguation).

Nem (Vietnamese: món nem) is a Vietnamese sausage. Depending on the locality, nem may refer to a rolled sausage in rice paper called nem cuon or nem ran (fresh and fried rolls, respectively), barbecued sausage called nem nướng or cured sausage called nem chua.

Types

Banh Trang Rolls

Nem cuon, fresh nem rolls
Nem ran, crispy nem rolls
Nem chua is a sweet, sour, salty and spicy fermented pork or beef sausage, usually served with a thin slice of garlic, bird's eye chili and Vietnamese coriander

Nem used to refer to banh trang rolls (fresh and fried) is more commonly used in Northern Vietnam.

Barbecued

Cured/Fermented

Nem chua is a Vietnamese fermented pork dish, usually rolled or cut in bite sizes. The meat is sweet, sour, salty and spicy. It is often served with bird's eye chili, garlic and Vietnamese coriander.

See also

References

  1. Vietnam economic times Volume 152 "Thit bo la lot is a special grilled beef dish. Beef fillet is minced and mixed with spices then there are two types of oranges: green (Cam sành) is for juicing and yellow cam mat, which is much sweeter, for eating."
  2. Pauline Nguyen, Luke Nguyen, Mark Jensen - Secrets of the Red Lantern: Stories and Vietnamese Recipes 2008 -Page 126 "Our barbecues offered beef wrapped in betel leaf,"
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