🍽️ Rice Roll

Steamed rice roll with thin, smooth skin, eaten with soy sauce.

Cantonese rice noodle roll is a beloved breakfast and dim sum staple of Guangzhou. Freshly ground rice batter is poured thinly onto a steamer tray, steamed in seconds into a translucent sheet, wrapped around fillings such as fresh shrimp, beef, char siu or egg, then drizzled with seasoned soy sauce and cooked oil. The skin is silky as satin, nearly transparent, with a delicate rice aroma and tender, savory filling. Local skill lies in a paper-thin skin and a well-balanced soy. Typically eaten with congee or fried dough sticks at breakfast, a steamer-fresh roll embodies the light, fresh side of Cantonese cuisine.