# Rice Paper

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rice-paper/490227>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [March 20, 2009, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rice-paper/490227 "2009-03-20T23:57:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2009, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rice-paper/490227/1 "2009-03-20T23:57:11Z")

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I bought rice paper to make Spring rolls tonight.  
The instructions are in Vietnamese. How long do I soak the paper?  
Thanks!

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**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2009, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rice-paper/490227/2 "2009-03-21T00:06:54Z")

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About two minutes, it appears!  
🙂

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**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2009, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rice-paper/490227/3 "2009-03-21T02:25:08Z")

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Next time try lumpia wrappers. They’re extremely thin and somewhat of a pain to peel apart, but the end result is wonderfully crispy goodness for the fried version. I’ve (literally) made thousands of lumpia in my life, so have gotten pretty good at the peeling, and nothing is a suitable substitute.

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**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2009, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rice-paper/490227/4 "2009-03-21T02:49:57Z")

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I didn’t fry them, I wrapped some lox, cucumber, carrots, cream cheese and avacado.  
Good stuff!