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Tracy[_2_]

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> On Mon, 24 Nov 2008 16:22:33 -0800 (PST), James
> > wrote:
>
>> I'm thinking of trying to make some wontons. The local store don't
>> have wonton wrappers but have springroll wrappers. Can I just cut
>> those in 4 or do I need to find wonton wrappers. Don't know if they
>> are basically the same.
>
> I am hardly a cooking expert but the spring roll "papers" we have at
> the Thai Restaurant are made of rice- thin and almost translucent.
> Wonton, at least here in Hawaii, is a much thicker covering and I
> don't believe it is made of rice- although I haven't bought any in the
> last 3 years.
>
> Just my $.02.
>
> aloha,
> beans
> roast beans to kona to email
> farmers of Pure Kona

There is a kind of spring roll wrapper that isn't made from rice. They
are not the kind you soak. You find them in the freezer section. At
least that's where I can find them.

That said, wonton wrappers and spring roll wrappers are not the same and
I would not try to use one for the other. But, I also have access to
both. I don't think the spring roll wrappers would work. JMO.

-Tracy