Spring rolls are traditionally made with rice tortillas. However, this takes quite a bit of pre tion. Use frozen lumpia wrappers instead. Rice and broken rice . The preferred rice for Vietnamese cooking is jasmine rice, usually imported from Thailand.
First harvests require a little less water.
Bring to a boil, cover slightly and let simmer until water evaporates and rice is fluffy. For a crispy treat, let the rice cook a little longer until the rice at the bottom of the pot is singed brown. Broken rice, or com tam , has a finer texture than jasmine rice when cooked. Let the regular rice soak for an hour or so and crush with your hands. Be careful not to overdo this or you'll end up with mush.