Popiah (pronounced BO-BEE-a) is a malaysian style fresh spring roll.  Until this weekend the name alone (which I still think of as POOP-EE-YA) was enough of a deterent that I always passed by the food cart without a second glance.

However this weekend was different.  Having stretched our tastebuds in India and discovered that often times things that sound/look strange can actually be quite nice we gave Popiah a try.  And it was really really good!



Outside is a thin crepe like pancake.  Inside is layered with a sweet sauce, softened carrot and white radish (daikon), bean sprouts, chopped egg, peanuts, garlic, chilli and lettuce before being folded and cut into chopstick manageable pieces.