Uoc Le is a trade village which used to be located in Thanh Oai District, Ha Dong Province, later belonged to Ha Tay Province and several years recently it belongs to Hanoi; Uoc Le village is about 25km distant from the city in southwest direction. This village is well-known at producing some traditional dishes under the general name of “gio cha” (spring roll). The kinds of spring roll are categorized following the materials. For example, made from pork, there are: gio lua (pork bologna), gio hoa (mixed with some pork fat), gio bi (mixed with pork skin), cha (pork pie), cha que (roasted cinnamon pork), and cha com (mixed with Vong village’s grilled rice). Made from beef, they have gio bo (mixed with some beef fat and peppers). Made from buffalo meat, they have cha trau (mixed with pork skin and dill leaves)… Uoc Le spring roll Familiar to pho – originally from Co family in Nam Truc – Nam Dinh but it is more famous in Hanoi, although spring roll comes from Uoc Le village, it is exceptionally well-known in Ha Noi. In fact, spring roll used to be one of the essential dishes of Hanoi people’s traditional feast “4 bowls – 8 plates” in special occasions like Tet, wedding parties, death anniversaries…Almost every popular spring roll store in Hanoi came from Uoc Le village, such as: Do Mang store (Hung Vuong street), Viet Huong store and Tan Viet store (Hue town), The “dwarf” lady and Mr. Dao’s store (Dai La street), Mrs. Tan’s store in Hom market, Phuc Loc store (Tran Khac Chan street, near Hue town); other spring roll stores in Bach Mai street, Tay Son street (near Dong Da mound), Tue Tinh street…There is a company which is professional in producing spring roll and traditional dishes located in Hanoi. The company owner is a Southern lady; she got married with a Uoc Le’s man and succeeded her husband’s family’s profession. Spring roll
Uoc Le is a trade village which used to be located in Thanh Oai District, Ha Dong Province, later belonged to Ha Tay Province and