Four of a kind: Pork Roll
Thanks to Richard Elliot for organising a casual lunch catch up with fellow food bloggers Cats Love Cooking and Cupcakie Dolly to taste test a few Vietnamese Pork Rolls around the Wynyard Park CBD area. The cheapest of the day was from Phuong ($4) in the Hunter Connection. I like how there was a definite layering of 3 types of pork and the ingredients were quite fresh. It's biggest downside was the roll unless you prefer softer texture instead of being crunchy. The best bread rolls of the day for me were Taste Baguette ($6.50) and Red Roll ($6.90). Red Roll is owned by Hong Ha in Mascot which have always been known for their crunchy rolls. The downside of a crunchy roll is it's a lot easier to cut your gums as well. They also added a bit of sauce which made it a bit soggy and drippy so didn't travel the best plus they piled on the chilli. The smallest of all rolls seemed to be the one from Chop Chop ($6.50) which also seemed to be a bit light on the pork filling. So out of the four tried I think value for money Phuong would be my pick if you're on a budget but overall I think I prefer the bread and ingredients combination from Taste. If you could put the ingredients from Phuong into the Taste or Red Roll bread then it would be even better.
My taste test preference:
No. 1 - Taste Baguette ($6.50)
No. 2 - Phuong ($4)
No. 3 - Red Roll ($6.90)
No. 4 - Chop Chop ($6.50)
Chop Chop
36 York Street, Sydney NSW 2000
Vietnamese Pork Roll ($6.50)
Outside street entrance
Red Roll
Shop 13, Level 3, The Wintergarden, 1 O'Connell Street, Sydney NSW 2000
Vietnamese Pork Roll ($6.90)
Service counter in food court
Phuong
F10 Hunter Connection, 7-13 Hunter Street, Sydney NSW 2000
Vietnamese Pork Roll ($4)
Service counter in food court
Taste Baguette on Sussex
275 Kent Street, Sydney NSW 2000
Vietnamese Pork Roll ($6.90)
Chilli on the side
Service counter
Pricing of pork rolls
Wynyard park seating
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