(In Vietnamese cookery) a snack or appetizer typically made from minced pork, chopped shrimp, and sliced vegetables, rolled up in rice paper and deep-fried.
Origin
1970s; earliest use found in The New York Times.
Definition of imperial roll in US English:
imperial roll
noun
North American
(In Vietnamese cookery) a snack or appetizer typically made from minced pork, chopped shrimp, and sliced vegetables, rolled up in rice paper and deep-fried.