Spring rolls are Chinese.
Although spring rolls are also Vietnamese
Traditional Vietnamese spring rolls can be made of many different fillings like vermicelli noodles, mint or other herbs, leafy greens, shrimp, pork, shrimp, and other vegetables inside a tight rice paper wrapper.
Spring rolls have a long history in China.
It is said that the pastry appeared way back in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, when people would make thin cakes with flour and eat them with vegetables on the day of Beginning of Spring.
The cakes were called “spring dish” at that time.
Spring rolls, also named 'spring pancakes' or 'thin pancakes', are a traditional Chinese Chinese New Year food.
They are popular around the world, but especially in regions south of the Yangtze River.
Spring rolls are rolled appetizers or dim sum commonly found in Chinese and other Southeast Asian cuisines.
The kind of wrapper, fillings, and cooking technique used, as well as the name, vary considerably within this large area, depending on the region's culture.
They are filled with vegetables and other ingredients.
A garden spring roll, for example, will be filled with a variety of fresh veggies like carrots, bamboo shoots, bell pepper, and cabbage.
And more savory spring rolls tend to be filled with meat in addition to vegetables typically pork, chicken, and/or shrimp.
What is a spring roll vs egg roll?
As far as difference in fillings, egg rolls are typically filled with cooked cabbage, some other vegetables, and pork, while spring rolls are often simply filled with cooked vegetables.
The spring rolls are the healthier option.
This is because spring rolls use thinner wrappers and are filled with vegetables, whereas egg roll wrappers include eggs and typically include meat in the filling, specifically pork.