spring roll
Fried vegetable cylinder
A spring roll is a cylindrical appetizer made by wrapping vegetables, meat, or seafood in a thin wrapper and frying until crisp.
The name comes from their traditional association with Chinese New Year spring celebrations.
Spring rolls are smaller and crunchier than egg rolls, with a lighter, more delicate wrapper: We ordered spring rolls to start.
Chinese small-plate tradition
- lumpiaFilipino stuffed wrapper
- VietnameseOf Southeast Asian nation
- wontonStuffed Chinese pasta pocket
- dumplingsFilled dough parcels
banh mi · pho · rice paper · hoisin sauce · soy sauce · fish sauce · sesame oil · ginger
Thin edible Asian wrapper
- lettuceLeafy salad vegetable
- shrimpSmall edible crustacean
- vermicelliThread-like pasta strands
- herbsPlants for seasoning
mint · cilantro · basil · bean sprouts · carrot · cucumber · peanut sauce · hoisin
Pig as food
- shrimpSmall edible crustacean
- chickenDomestic fowl for eating
- cabbageLeafy vegetable head
- carrotEdible orange taproot
bean sprouts · noodles · mushroom · tofu · glass noodles · water chestnuts · bamboo shoots · garlic
Cooked submerged in fat
- goldenBright yellow, or precious
- crunchyBreaking with sound
- crispyBrittle and snapping
- oilSlippery viscous fluid
wok · batter · wrapper · bubbling · sizzling · eggroll · hot · crackling
Initiator of action
- snackLight between-meal fare
- finger foodUtensil-free small bites
- hors d'oeuvreSmall savory appetizer
- dim sumChinese small-plate tradition
party platter · dipping sauce · canapé · tapas · meze · nibble · side dish · shareables
dim sum
Chinese small-plate tradition
- lumpiaFilipino stuffed wrapper
- VietnameseOf Southeast Asian nation
- wontonStuffed Chinese pasta pocket
dumplings · banh mi · pho · rice paper · hoisin sauce · soy sauce · fish sauce · sesame oil · ginger · scallion
rice paper
Thin edible Asian wrapper
- lettuceLeafy salad vegetable
- shrimpSmall edible crustacean
- vermicelliThread-like pasta strands
herbs · mint · cilantro · basil · bean sprouts · carrot · cucumber · peanut sauce · hoisin · cold
pork
Pig as food
carrot · bean sprouts · noodles · mushroom · tofu · glass noodles · water chestnuts · bamboo shoots · garlic · ginger
deep-fried
Cooked submerged in fat
oil · wok · batter · wrapper · bubbling · sizzling · eggroll · hot · crackling · crunch
starter
Initiator of action
- snackLight between-meal fare
- finger foodUtensil-free small bites
- hors d'oeuvreSmall savory appetizer
dim sum · party platter · dipping sauce · canapé · tapas · meze · nibble · side dish · shareables · buffet
- Chinese foodsoup dumplings, kung pao chicken, chow mein, baozi, orange chicken
- Asian appetizersdumplings, pot stickers, gyoza, edamame, wontons
- Chinese takeoutfried rice, lo mein, chow mein, General Tso's chicken, kung pao chicken
- rolled foodsburrito, wrap, maki, roulade, enchilada
- Asian fusionorange chicken, General Tso's chicken, fried rice, lo mein, chow mein
- chippy farefish and chips, chips, battered fish, mushy peas, chip butty
spring rollsoup dumpling
Steamed parcel with broth inside
dumpling · steamed bun · bao · shumai · momo
spring rolldolma
Stuffed leaf parcels
burrito · wrap · falafel wrap
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