No idea why they are called spring rolls / myLot

India

January 30, 2023 9:32pm CST

I make spring rolls now and then and I like them I prepare the chicken mince filling and roll it in pancakes The pancakes that I make are of white flour (Maida) as pancakes made from any other flour will not hold the stuffing The one in the image are ready for frying. The stuffed pancakes are then rolled in the beaten egg and dusted with corn flour and deep fried. Eating them with a dash of ketch up gives them a good taste. Why they are called spring rolls is what I want to ask. Free image from Flickr

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youless

@youless (112618)

• Guangzhou, China

31 Jan 23

As a Chinese, I don't know why they are called spring rolls. Usually they are one of the dim-sums for us.

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youless

@youless (112618)

• Guangzhou, China

31 Jan 23

@allknowing Usually they are food for the breakfast. The portion is not so much but there are many kinds of them. Enclosed please see the photo and there are some dim-sums inside.

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@allknowing (138315)

• India

31 Jan 23

What are dim-sums? (lol)

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Fleur

@Fleura (30568)

• United Kingdom

31 Jan 23

@youless Those all look tasty. I didn't know dim-sum were eaten for breakfast. What does the name dim-sum mean?

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Kandase

@Kandae11 (55195)

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31 Jan 23

I have never eaten spring rolls.

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@allknowing (138315)

• India

31 Jan 23

They are delicious. They should be eaten hot with a bit ketch up They are easy to make

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Kandase

@Kandae11 (55195)

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31 Jan 23

@allknowing l shall try making them.

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@allknowing (138315)

• India

31 Jan 23

@Kandae11 Good luck with your experiment

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rsa101

@rsa101 (38166)

• Philippines

31 Jan 23

No idea either, I've always known them to be that way, and after finding this Wikipedia link on them, I learned a lot about global history. I am aware that they have Chinese roots and that regional variances in their production arise. https://www.quora.com/Why-are-spring-rolls-called-so

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spring_roll

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spring_roll

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rsa101

@rsa101 (38166)

• Philippines

31 Jan 23

@allknowing And they are usually served during that period of the season. I didn't know that it has spread around the world and they are called different from country to country although their Chinese origins exist in every country.

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@allknowing (138315)

• India

31 Jan 23

Thank you for the link. It explains why it is called so as they are supposed to be filled with fresh vegetable stuffing available in spring but that is history now (lol)

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aubrey

@averygirl72 (37996)

• Philippines

31 Jan 23

It is also called spring rolls here in English but we call it lumpiang shanghai in our native language

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@allknowing (138315)

• India

31 Jan 23

That has not answered my question

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aubrey

@averygirl72 (37996)

• Philippines

31 Jan 23

@allknowing Sorry I don't really know why spring roll. But I think it originated in Vietnam

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Anna

@LadyDuck (472258)

• Switzerland

31 Jan 23

For what I have heard they are called spring rolls because they used to be a seasonal food usually consumed in spring. Now they are served all the year round, usually part of the "dim-sums". I make them but I serve with soy sauce or Sriracha not ketchup.

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@allknowing (138315)

• India

31 Jan 23

You are right about it and yes now every one makes them any part of the year

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Anna

@LadyDuck (472258)

• Switzerland

31 Jan 23

@allknowing I like to make them to serve as appetizers.