Bibigo Vegetable Spring Rolls (Costco) Review
Author’s note: I wasn’t paid (or compensated in any way) to write this review, and I have no affiliation with Bibigo Food nor Costco.
I don’t make the rules.
It’s best not to stop and question whether you REALLY need to buy 50 spring rolls at once. The answer is always “yes.” Don’t even think about it, just put them in your cart. Everyone needs a 3-pound box of frozen spring rolls in their life.
Look, these are just facts. I don’t make the rules.
In all seriousness, this is my second year in a row buying one of these chonky, 48 ounce boxes of Bibigo Vegetable Spring Rolls from Costco. That means, I — a petite single lady —have purchased 6 pounds of spring rolls. In a 12-month time span. Solely for my own little stomach.
I regret nothing. These are among the best frozen spring rolls I’ve ever had.
Anyway. I’ve been working my way through the first box of spring rolls for almost a year now. At the rate I’m going, I’ll still have spring rolls for a Christmas party in December.
I also bought a second box this week. Just to be safe. You can never have too many spring rolls. Never.
Speaking of Christmas, these Bibigo Vegetable Spring Rolls typically go on sale at Costco right before the holidays — usually in November.
The only thing better than 3 pounds of spring rolls is 3 pounds of spring rolls you got on sale. You know.
More about the price and servings later.
What do they taste like?
As I mentioned above, these are some of the best frozen spring rolls I’ve had. So far, anyway.
The spring roll wrappers are wonderfully crisp (and flakey). I love how the wrappers are paper-thin, and beautifully delicate. They’re not very oily, but they taste freshly fried. Even though I baked them.
Unlike other frozen spring rolls, Bibigo’s maintain the freshness and bright colors of the vegetables inside. Although not raw, the veggies are crisp-tender. This is particularly true for the large, whole edamame (soy beans), and the narrow carrot sticks.
Overall, the filling is flavorful and textural, with a rich umami taste. The ingredients list a lot of other vegetables, which I couldn’t individually discern, but which contributed to the overall flavor. This includes cabbage, jicama, sweet potato, bamboo shoots, leeks, and onion.
Unfortunately, there are also “flavor enhancers,” like Disodium Guanylate and Disodium Inosinate. More about the ingredients later.
(Do you prefer egg rolls? I previously reviewed the Minh Mini Chicken Egg Rolls from Costco, which were decent, but lacked a fresh taste to the filling. You can read my snarky review here.)
Serving the Bibigo Spring Rolls
Each spring roll is about 3 inches long. They can be cut in half (diagonally) for finger food or easier serving.
I found these tasted best after they’d cooled down for 5-10 minutes.
The Soy Ginger Sauce
The package comes with a four packets of flavored Soy Ginger Sauce to eat with the rolls. I definitely could have used more of this sauce. Or just more smaller packets.
If you are only cooking a few rolls at a time, you would quickly run out of sauce packets. With ten servings of spring rolls per box, there’s an awkward 0.4 sauce packets per serving. Just sayin’.
Fortunately, I also enjoyed these vegetable rolls dipped in regular ‘ol soy sauce. I also tried adding a little Baccan’s Japanese BBQ sauce to plain soy sauce, for my own tangy-sweet spin. Pretty good.
Anyway. The included Bibigo Ginger Soy sauce has a pleasant viscosity, and nice balance of sweet and salty. It’s lightly tangy with fruity notes (from pear juice), and a hint of heat from the ginger.
Cooking Instructions for Bibigo Frozen Spring Rolls
The rolls are not fully cooked, so they need to be thoroughly heated before serving. The package offered a couple options for heating these spring rolls, including:
- Conventional Oven
- Air Fryer
Conveniently, these cook directly from frozen, with no thawing. I cooked mine in my countertop toaster oven, which has a built-in air fryer function.
It took about ten minutes in my toaster oven. I turned them over half-way through, to get them as crisp as possible on each side. I used a parchment-lined baking sheet, which kept the rolls from sticking.
Cooking longer will result in browner/crispier wrappers, but the filling inside will start to get too soft.
Ingredients in Bibigo Korean Vegetable Spring Rolls
Here are the ingredients, from the label:
Spring Roll:
- Wrapper (Water, Wheat Flour, Rice Flour, Wheat Starch, Soybean Oil, Salt, Soy Lecithin)
- Jicama
- Edamame
- Carrots
- Cabbage
- Sweet Potato
- Wheat Protein
- Defatted Soybean Flour
- Bamboo Shoots
- Onion
- Contains 2% or less of: Soy Protein Concentrate, Leeks, Soy Sauce (Water, Defatted Soybeans, Wheat, Salt), Green Onion, Sugar, Red Onion, Soybean Oil, Dextrose, Salt, Dried Onion, Spice, Flavor Enhancer (Disodium Guanylate, Disodium Inosinate)
- Fried in Vegetable Oil (Soybean Oil)
Sauce:
- Water
- Sugar
- Soy Sauce (Water, Defatted Soybeans, Wheat, Salt)
- Vinegar
- Modified Food Starch
- Contains 2% or less of: Ginger, Citric Acid, Pear Juice Concentrate, Dried Garlic, Dried Ginger, Dried Onion, Spice, Xanthan Gum
Although I enjoyed these spring rolls, I definitely do not love seeing all these soy ingredients. Especially the soybean oil and soybean flour. There is also edamame. So, an entire soy-fest. As previously mentioned, there are added flavor enhancers, including Disodium Guanylate and Disodium Inosinate. Dislike.
It is, however, great to see all the vegetables and spices here. Impressively diverse assortment. The sauce ingredients are surprisingly wholesome.
These spring rolls are made in Vietnam.
Nutrition Facts in Vegetable Spring Rolls from Bibigo
A serving is 5 rolls, and contains a modest 260 calories. There are 12 grams of fat and 8 grams of protein per 136 gram serving. You also get a surprisingly generous 4 grams of fiber, and only 6 grams of added sugar.
There is a whopping 28% of your daily value of sodium — but this INCLUDES the sauce, so it really isn’t that bad.
Price and Servings
The 3-pound box is normally $9.99 at Costco. But, I got mine on sale for $6.99!
Since there are 10 servings per box, these spring rolls cost about a dollar per serving at the regular price. And 70 cents per serving at the sale price!
Per ounce, the regular price is 21 cents.
Shelf-Life
My box has a “best-by” date of approximately 14 months after purchase.
As a side note, the rolls are packed in one large, folded plastic bag inside the box. I felt uncomfortable about this at first — it wasn’t an airtight seal, and I figured opening and closing it for a long period of time would result in freezer burn or other shenanigans.
But I was wrong. It’s worked out very well. I like that it’s super easy to take out exactly the number you want to eat, and then fold the bag to close. The rolls don’t stick together at all, and they don’t seem to get any freezer damage, despite the loose plastic packaging.
Mine stayed admirably fresh in my freezer for almost a year, even though I was opening and closing the plastic bag regularly.
Dramatic Conclusion
I enjoyed these Bibigo frozen spring rolls, and although I don’t completely love the ingredients, I would buy them again. In fact, I already did! They have a great crispy-fried texture and fresh, colorful vegetable filling. They’re perfect for finger food at a party, but I mainly used them as a side dish with other Asian food.
The End.
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