are egg rolls chinese

are egg rolls chinese
Nov 6, 2011 08:22
ANUBIS Points: Join Date: Jun 19, 2011 Status: offline	recently i was talking to some hispanics i work with and was told by them that the burrito is an american food; that you wont find it in mexico. so last night went to a mexican restaurant and asked them and they confirmed that it was an american food and you don't see burritos in mexico. when i was in china this past september, i noticed that i never saw any eggrolls. so, are they an american invention made by a chinese american? every chinese restaurant in america has them, but then again the chinese food here is not like the food in china.

Nov 6, 2011 08:22

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recently i was talking to some hispanics i work with and was told by them that the burrito is an american food; that you wont find it in mexico. so last night went to a mexican restaurant and asked them and they confirmed that it was an american food and you don't see burritos in mexico. when i was in china this past september, i noticed that i never saw any eggrolls. so, are they an american invention made by a chinese american? every chinese restaurant in america has them, but then again the chinese food here is not like the food in china.

Nov 6, 2011 20:18	#1
GUESTLEO	There are many kinds of egg rolls. Do you have a pic of the mentioned ones?

Nov 16, 2011 21:49	#2
KEVIN0518 Points: Join Date: Mar 13, 2007 Status: Offline	I prefer this kind of eggrolls made by Lijibingjia in Macau. All eggrolls are hand-made.

Nov 26, 2011 13:39

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What we in America call egg rolls are an invention of Chinese American restaurants. In China they are called spring rolls. The ingredients are different and while the egg roll is quite large, spring rolls are generally smaller, slimmer and more delicate. The wrapper is much crispier than what we know in the US.

There are also differences in the filling. Spring rolls have lots of bean sprouts and egg rolls have cabbage. I like both kinds very much. I like to make my "egg rolls" in the spring roll wrapper and keep them smaller, but that's just me.

Nov 28, 2011 21:54

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Originally Posted by JOEC10

Joe, this is spring roll, right? Can you show me a photo of egg roll? I want to know the difference.

Dec 19, 2011 04:48	#5
ALLENKING Points: Join Date: Dec 19, 2011 Status: Offline	spring rolls was completly difference with the egg rolls in china. spring rolls was made by fried and was salty... ,and the egg rolls was by roast,sweet

Dec 20, 2011 03:19	#6
CHERRY07 Points: Join Date: Mar 23, 2008 Status: Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by ALLENKING spring rolls was completly difference with the egg rolls in china. spring rolls was made by fried and was salty... ,and the egg rolls was by roast,sweet Actually you can use different fillings to make Spring Roll. I prefer to eat Spring Roll with sweet bean paste.

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