Two crisply browned rolls stuffed with chopped spring leeks and shiitake mushrooms had a too-sweet basil-tamarind dip; the tamarind sourness was missing.

There were flaky rolls stuffed with sausage, and little cakes with tart fruit filling, and plain oatcakes, simple and hearty.

Marie took out a pan of delicate little rolls, stuffed with stewed apricots, and began to dust them over with powdered sugar.

The most common type of Goroke are deep fried rolls stuffed with Japchae (잡채) ingredients or chicken curry.

Spring rolls ($4), stuffed with an unorthodox mélange of root vegetables like beets and parsnips, are served with plum sauce.

A common street food in San Cristobal is called a cazueleja, which is a roll stuffed with cheese, egg and cinnamon.

Blood-orange juice, little Italian rolls stuffed with mortadella, ciabatta with mascarpone and jam, biscotti, gelato and coffee, all served at the bar.

Gulping rough red wine and gnawing on a roll stuffed with ham and melon, Sabrino said, "I don't think the yellow-hairs know what's hit 'em yet."

Spring rolls stuffed with lobster, shredded daikon, and napa cabbage are soft, fresh and very tasty.

Other selections, like bo cuon ($3.95), soft rolls stuffed with beef, herbs and jicama, are prefabricated and taste as if they've been sitting around.