Nem lui Nem lụi
Grilled pork on a skewer, rolled in rice paper with herbs, pineapple, and green banana, then dipped in a creamy sauce. A street snack from Hue.
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Vietnam Tourism treats nem lụi as a street snack you buy from a vendor: ground pork, grilled, then eaten in a rice-paper wrap.
Texture
The pork is ground, put on a skewer, and grilled. The wrap is rice paper, with herbs, pineapple, bean sprouts, and green banana.
Taste
The pork is seasoned with fish sauce and shallot. The skewer is savory and the sauce is creamy, with chili in the wrap.
How to enjoy it
Wrap the skewer in rice paper with the herbs, pineapple, bean sprouts, green banana, and chili, then use the creamy sauce.
Where to try it
A street stall in Hue.
In Da Nang, Con Market and Phan Tứ serve nem lụi.