🌾 Description
TOTACO rice paper is a thin, translucent sheet made mainly from rice flour, water and salt — a classic ingredient in South-East Asian cuisine. After a brief soak in lukewarm water, it softens and becomes pliable and elastic, so you can easily fill it with your favourite filling and wrap it up. It’s ideal for making fresh or fried spring rolls, wraps or creative snacks.
🥢 Character and flavour
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Flavour: neutral and light — allowing the flavour of the selected ingredients inside the roll to shine through.
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Texture: soft after soaking, yet firm and elastic — holds the filling securely when rolling.
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Uses: suitable for Vietnamese spring rolls (Gỏi Cuốn), summer rolls, and also fried spring rolls (Nem Rán).
🧾 Ingredients and allergens
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Ingredients: rice flour, water, salt.
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Allergens: contains no declared allergens — gluten-free and suitable for vegan and vegetarian diets.
📊 Nutritional values (per 100 g) (approximate)
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Energy: ~236 kcal
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Fat: ~0 g
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Carbohydrates: ~59 g (of which sugars ~1 g)
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Protein: ~0 g
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Salt: ~0.26 g
*(values vary depending on the source and packaging).
👩🍳 Step-by-step preparation
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Take one sheet of rice paper.
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Soak it in warm water for 5 s to soften it.
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Place it on a plate or a damp mat.
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Add rice noodles, vegetables, herbs, meat or prawns as per the recipe.
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Wrap and roll — serve fresh or fry until golden brown.
✨ Summary of benefits
✔️ a staple ingredient in Vietnamese cuisine — traditional rice paper for spring rolls
and wraps
✔️ neutral flavour — lets the filling
shine through
✔️ gluten-free, no animal-derived ingredients — also suitable for vegans and vegetarians
✔️ light and easy to use — softens in seconds
💡 Tip: Use rice paper as a healthy alternative to tortillas or wheat wraps — it’s also great for creative fusion recipes with various fillings (e.g. hummus, roasted vegetables or grilled tofu).
