Best Bò Bía in Chicago

Bò bía — Vietnamese spring rolls with a Chinese-Teochew heritage — are a delightful snack that deserves more attention in Chicago. Unlike the more common chả giò (fried spring rolls) or gỏi cuốn (fresh summer rolls), bò bía features a filling of jicama (củ sắn), shrimp, Chinese sausage (lạp xưởng), and sometimes egg, all wrapped in a delicate rice paper wrapper and served with a hoisin-based dipping sauce. The name literally means "cow skin" in Cantonese, a reference to the original (and now rare) filling, but the modern version is all about the crunch of jicama and the sweet-savory interplay of sausage and shrimp.