One of the Chinese foods with the most international recognition is the spring roll, which wraps in various ingredients and can be eaten directly, or fried. In actuality, the Qingming Festival (Tomb Sweeping Festival) is connected to the origin of spring rolls. The Cold Food Festival is another name for Tomb Sweeping Festival. Since it was forbidden to cook food with fire back in the time during the festival, people just wrapped ingredients in as a roll and consume it. The Asian society's ancient traditions have been passed down to the present day.
In fact, spring roll is not just consumed by Taiwanese people; it is also a common snack in Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand, and the Philippines. It has also gained popularity in the Netherlands, where it is one of the most ordered items at coffee shops.
In Vietnam, spring roll is called Gỏi cuốn, which is wrapped with rice paper, filled with lettuce, cooked meat or seafood, and served with fish sauce (nước mắm.) In the Philippines spring roll is pronounced “lumpia,” is a transliteration in Fujian, China and it is also integrated into the Filipino diet.
There are several ways to sample spring rolls in Thailand. The typical street treats of fried spring rolls and spring rolls with shredded sugar wrapped in wet pancakes both have a distinctively Thai flavor.
The most international spring roll in Chinese cuisine is actually related to Tomb Sweeping Festival.Photo provided by National Immigration Agency, Ministry of the Interior
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Since Indonesia was previously a colony of the Netherlands, the spring roll have also been included into Dutch cuisine and have grown to be a well-liked speciality snack. Indonesian spring rolls take on varied flavors depending on the diverse ingredients in the region.
Different countries have different flavors of spring rolls.Photo reproduced form Bebs Armin FoxyFolksy Facebook
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Both "loempia" and "kroepia" are names for spring rolls in the Netherlands. While the other is a basic cuisine that isn't just covered in veggies, the first is one of the most popular lunches in cafés. The stuffing also includes fried rice, and the shape is square. The largest spring rolls facility in Europe was in the Dutch seaside city. It could generate up to 700,000 spring rolls a day at its height, showing how popular spring rolls are.
