What pho variant wraps pho ingredients in fresh rice noodles?

Phở cuốn is the pho variant that wraps pho ingredients in fresh rice noodles.

The name literally describes “rolled pho”: cuốn means rolled or wrapped. Instead of cutting the rice-noodle sheets into strands and serving them in broth, cooks use broad, fresh sheets as wrappers. These are commonly filled with stir-fried beef, herbs, lettuce, and other fresh ingredients, then rolled and eaten with a dipping sauce.

Phở cuốn is strongly associated with Hanoi and represents one of the ways pho has expanded beyond a soup format. Its fresh texture and cool herbs make it lighter and more hand-held than a bowl of hot phở bò. It is often confused with Vietnamese fresh spring rolls, but phở cuốn uses fresh phở noodle sheets, while many spring rolls use translucent rice-paper wrappers. It also differs from phở chấm: both are served with dipping elements, but phở cuốn is defined by its rolled noodle wrapper.