Guest guest Posted January 17, 2002 Report Share Posted January 17, 2002 The Vietnamese spring roll uses a rice wrapper, whereas the Chinese spring roll is a wheat flour wrapper, almost like phyllo, very thin and flaky. I['ve neber seen a rice flour wrapper used for Spring rolls in a Chinese restaurant, but I suppose it's possible, too. Anway, they're both called spring rolls, but the Vietnamese wrapper is cold and raw, but the Chinese one is deep fried. You're both right. Sandra > The Vietnamese restaurants in my area call the uncooked rolls " garden " > rolls. > > Lori > > <I just wanted to mention that if they're fried, they're not " officially " > spring rolls. They'd normally be called egg rolls, but obviously that's > not quite right in this instance. Spring rolls are cold, with raw > ingredients and wrapper. > > Really? So what are those things that get served at Chinese Restaurants and > are called by them " spring rolls " ? They also fry them or stir-fry them, and > the ingredients inside are cooked. Wouldn't an egg roll have to be made with > an egg-based wrap? These were made with the rice-based wrap, which in the > front said " spring roll wrap " and in the back had 3 different recipes for > spring rolls, and they were all fried at the end. Is this just a big > " westernalization " ? (our calling them " spring rolls " ) where did you learn > the difference? Sorry for all the question, you really made me curious. > > Hugs, > > " My darling girl, when are you going to understand > that being normal isn't necessarily a virtue. > It rather denotes a lack of courage! " > > Aunt Frances in Practical Magic > > > > For more information about vegetarianism, please visit the VRG website at http://www.vrg.org and for materials especially useful for families go to http://www.vrg.org/family. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 17, 2002 Report Share Posted January 17, 2002 Thank you Sandra! Hugs, " My darling girl, when are you going to understand that being normal isn't necessarily a virtue. It rather denotes a lack of courage! " Aunt Frances in Practical Magic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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