There's no contest that the best snacks around are presented as a precious gift. Little morsels, wrapped up tight, ready to grab and go.
You can use pastry, bread, leafy greens, dough or rice paper to wrap your presents. What you choose to put inside is entirely up to you, but generations of cooks across every culture have left a gift list worth replicating. Sausage rolls, spring rolls, rice paper rolls, cabbage rolls - every one of them makes a snack that hits the spot.
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That's because, no matter where they originated from, rolled-up things are flavour bombs, combining different elements in one superb little parcel.
Make an occasion of it and double or even triple your recipe. That way you can roll out the joy and give an actual present to grateful friends. Or pop your rolls in a container uncooked and freeze them for another day. After all, the gifts you give yourself are the finest of all.
Turn this snack into lunch by adding a green salad - it's a good excuse to eat at least three rolls... Source: Alan Benson
Using frozen puff pastry makes sausage roll making a breeze. Source: Adam Liaw
Hack your rolls with a touch of baharat. Source: Adam Liaw
These rolls are filled with lots of good-for-you veggies, pulses, grains and seeds, so they're great for kids who aren’t so fond of their veggies. Source: Hardie Grant Books / Lisa Cohen
Crabmeat, cucumber and avocado is the filling of choice in a classic California roll. Source: Richo's Bar Snacks
The cone-shaped sushi is everyone's friend. Source: Destination Flavour Japan
Gimbap makes great picnic or lunchbox food. Source: Billy Law
Add your crispy spring rolls to a Vietnamese noodle salad and weep tears of foodie joy. Source: One World Kitchen
How to impress your guests in one easy food tin modification... Source: Andrew Dorn
Spring rolls resemble gold bars, signifying wealth and prosperity. Source: Macau Gourmet with Justine Schofield
Fresh rice paper rolls make the most of seasonal herbs. Source: The Good Cooks
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Salmon and apple rice paper rolls
Wrap and roll your way through Europe. Source: Tammi Kwok
Naturally, passata is involved. Source: Paola Bacchia
Cabbage rolls have been adopted by Japan as part of yoshoku – Western food that has become part of the Japanese diet. Source: Ben Ward
Serve these lovely cheesy rolls at room temperature as part of a mezze. Source: James Murphy
