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These Asian wraps are a great way to carry Asian cuisine and its flavours with you wherever you. With wraps being a portable and convenient food, you can pack them for your travel, picnics and when you are on to go. These wraps are quite filling and with amazing variety. You can even customise it as you want. The possibilities are endless.
With Asian cuisine's use of delicate spices and amazing blends, you sure won't be disappointed by these wraps. So make sure you try these wraps whenever you get the opportunity.
Kathi Roll
This famous Indian roll originated in Kolkata, West Bengal. With so many varieties, this roll is a favourite among Indians and ranks up there with some of the best Indian street foods. Although there are many variations to kathi roll, the two of the most popular are chicken kathi roll and paneer kathi roll.
Marinated chicken or paneer based on the type is used as the main ingredient and then filled in the flatbread with sliced onions, cucumbers, coriander, grated carrots and more.
Nohut Dürümü
This Turkish speciality combines many delicious ingredients to make one scrumptious wrap. Chickpeas, onions, parsley, lemon juice, bell peppers, paprika and more are all added to this wrap.
The main ingredient of this wrap is undoubtedly the chickpeas which are soaked overnight, boiled and then partially mashed to make it more of a filling in the wrap. This dish is served open or wrapped depending upon the preference of whoever is eating.
Sangchu Ssam
Hailing from South Korea, this wrap could be considered a healthier dish due to lettuces being used as a wrap, which is a major trend in the health industry right now. Ssam basically translates to "wrap" in Korean whereas Sangchu ssam is essentially a lettuce wrap which is usually served with kalbi and bulgogi (Korean BBQ).
This wrap is usually filled with sliced meat, rice, pickled and fresh veggies, and gochujang. Usually all these ingredients are given to the people separately allowing them to customise their wraps as they wish.
Popiah
This traditional roll hailing from China has wrappers that resemble crepe. They are very light and delicate with their texture which allows the wrap's fillings to shine and doesn't overpower the taste much. These are comparable to the spring rolls but a popiah is never deep-fried.
The fillings are highly customisable ranging from seafood, meat, eggs, and veggies. The supporting ingredients like always are the cucumbers, sausages, sauces and local spices.
Tantuni
Another Turkish delicacy on the list. This wrap is a popular street food from Turkey. In this wrap, sliced beef or lamb is used as the core ingredient. The meat is properly seasoned with local herbs and spices and then usually cooked with onions and tomatoes to enhance its flavour further.
It is believed that every tantuni is different to another due to the fact that every tantuni chef has their own recipe for this beloved dish.
Shawarma
A Middle Eastern dish which is now popular all over the world, Shawarma could be described as the king of wraps and rolls. It is believed that this wrap originated in Turkey and is made using pita bread as its wrapper with spit-roasted meat such as lamb, chicken or any other sliced meat.
As it is cooked in a vertical rotisserie oven, shawarma basically cooks itself with its own juice which leads to moist and tender meat.
Doner Kebab
This wrap which is similar to Shawarma is also made with seasoned meat that is cooked on a vertical rotisserie. It's a technique of cooking that dates back to the Ottoman Empire, which is Turkey in the modern day.
These are very popular and usually enjoyed late-night as a takeaway food, especially in the United Kingdom.
