Egg rolls are called egg rolls because the wrapper that the egg rolls are wrapped in most often contains egg.
Egg rolls are called egg rolls because they are often wrapped in an egg omelette.
The egg rolls were also influenced by a specific called Dan Gun or simply “egg roll” recipe from the Chinese American Cookbook.
Egg rolls (and their lighter counterpart, spring rolls) date back to ancient China.
It is quite likely that egg-roll type foods were made and consumed in the USA by the first Chinese settlers in the mid 1800's.”
Some egg rolls do contain eggs although not all egg rolls do contain eggs.
Some egg roll recipes call for chicken, ham, sprouts, and mushrooms to be wrapped in a thin egg omelette.
So, literally, an egg roll.
Egg rolls are a variety of deep-fried appetizers served in American Chinese restaurants.
An egg roll is a cylindrical, savory roll with shredded cabbage, chopped pork, and other fillings inside a thickly-wrapped wheat flour skin, which is fried in hot oil.
Egg rolls are fried, savory rolls, generally filled with cabbage chopped Chinese roast pork.
The wheat flour based wrappers form small bubbles when fried, giving them their signature look.
What is the difference between spring rolls and egg rolls?
Spring rolls are wrapped in thin flour wrappers or rice wrappers, while egg rolls are wrapped in a thicker, noticeably crispier wrapper that's been dipped in egg for richness.
Preparation. Egg rolls are fried, which accounts for their bubbly, crispy exteriors.
Egg rolls do not typically contain egg in the filling, and the wheat flour wrapper may or may not contain egg.
In addition to the disputed origin of the dish, it is unclear how the word "egg" appeared in the name, since the predominant flavor in American egg rolls is cabbage, not eggs.