This article is about the Chinese-American dish/pastry. For the similar Chinese dish, see spring roll. For the traditional Easter activity, see egg rolling. For the Japanese dish, see tamagoyaki. For the Korean dish, see gyeran-mari. For the Asian snack with the same name, see biscuit roll. For the Vietnamese dish, see chả giò.
Egg roll filling is mostly shredded cabbage with a small amount of finely chopped meat and other ingredients.
The origins of the dish are unclear and remain disputed. Egg rolls are closely related to, but distinct from, the spring rolls served in mainland China, and were first seen in the early 20th century in the United States.
Andrew Coe, author of Chop Suey: A Cultural History of Chinese Food in the United States, has stated that the modern American egg roll was probably invented at a Chinese restaurant in New York City in the early 1930s, by one of two chefs who both later claimed credit for the creation: Lung Fong of Lung Fong's, or Henry Low of Port Arthur. According to Coe, Low's recipe, printed in a 1938 cookbook, Cook at Home in Chinese, included "bamboo shoots, roast pork, shrimp, scallions, water chestnuts, salt, MSG, sugar, palm oil, and pepper," but notably did not include cabbage, which is the main filling ingredient in modern egg rolls.[4]
Egg rolls do not typically contain egg in the filling.[5] 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. A 1979 article in The Washington Post speculated two possible theories: 1) that the word for "egg" in the Cantonese spoken Chinese language, (蛋 dàn), sounds similar to the word for "spring", (春 chūn), and 2) that Chinese chefs in the South relied on using actual eggs when trying to make the thin noodle skin from flour and water.[6]
Other varieties of rollsedit
While there are many types of spring rolls native to East Asia and available in authentic Chinese, Thai, and Vietnamese restaurants in the United States,[7] American egg rolls are distinctive.[8] A typical "New York–style" egg roll measures approximately two inches in diameter by six inches in length, with a thick, chewy, crispy, bumpy exterior skin.[9] Egg rolls, like other Americanized Chinese food specialties,[10] may contain vegetable cultivars and flavor profiles that are not common in China,[11] including broccoli.
Restaurants that serve egg rolls occasionally also offer spring rolls as a separate menu option, and these spring rolls may be served with a cold filling wrapped in Banh trang rice paper wrappers (particularly at Vietnamese restaurants that serve both egg rolls and spring rolls as appetizers), or fried, as seen in some Thai and Chinese eateries. When fried, spring rolls served in Asian restaurants in the United States usually have a smaller diameter and a lighter, crispier skin made out of thinner sheets of wheat or rice dough.[12][13][14]
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This article is about the Chinese American dish pastry For the similar Chinese dish see spring roll For the traditional Easter activity see egg rolling For the Japanese dish see tamagoyaki For the Korean dish see gyeran mari For the Asian snack with the same name see biscuit roll For the Vietnamese dish see chả gio The egg roll is a variety of deep fried appetizer served in American Chinese restaurants It is a cylindrical savory roll with shredded cabbage chopped meat or other fillings inside a thickly wrapped wheat flour skin which is fried in hot oil 1 The dish is served warm and is usually eaten with the fingers dipped in duck sauce soy sauce plum sauce or hot mustard 2 often from a cellophane packet 3 Egg rolls are a ubiquitous feature of American Chinese cuisine Egg rollFreshly fried egg roll with rough bubbly outer skinTypeChinese American cuisineCourseHors d oeuvre or side dishPlace of originUnited StatesCreated byUndetermined General belief is in New York City in the 1930s Henry Low included an egg roll recipe in his 1938 book Cook at Home in Chinese Main ingredientsWheat pastry skin cabbage pork or other meat Cookbook Egg roll Media Egg rollEgg rollChinese蛋卷Literal meaning egg roll TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu Pinyindan juǎnIPA ta n tɕɥɛ n Yue CantoneseJyutpingdaan6 gyun2Southern MinHokkien POJtan koan Contents 1 Provenance of the dish 2 Other varieties of rolls 3 See also 4 ReferencesProvenance of the dish edit nbsp Egg roll filling is mostly shredded cabbage with a small amount of finely chopped meat and other ingredients The origins of the dish are unclear and remain disputed Egg rolls are closely related to but distinct from the spring rolls served in mainland China and were first seen in the early 20th century in the United States Andrew Coe author of Chop Suey A Cultural History of Chinese Food in the United States has stated that the modern American egg roll was probably invented at a Chinese restaurant in New York City in the early 1930s by one of two chefs who both later claimed credit for the creation Lung Fong of Lung Fong s or Henry Low of Port Arthur According to Coe Low s recipe printed in a 1938 cookbook Cook at Home in Chinese included bamboo shoots roast pork shrimp scallions water chestnuts salt MSG sugar palm oil and pepper but notably did not include cabbage which is the main filling ingredient in modern egg rolls 4 Egg rolls do not typically contain egg in the filling 5 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 A 1979 article in The Washington Post speculated two possible theories 1 that the word for egg in the Cantonese spoken Chinese language 蛋 dan sounds similar to the word for spring 春 chun and 2 that Chinese chefs in the South relied on using actual eggs when trying to make the thin noodle skin from flour and water 6 Other varieties of rolls editWhile there are many types of spring rolls native to East Asia and available in authentic Chinese Thai and Vietnamese restaurants in the United States 7 American egg rolls are distinctive 8 A typical New York style egg roll measures approximately two inches in diameter by six inches in length with a thick chewy crispy bumpy exterior skin 9 Egg rolls like other Americanized Chinese food specialties 10 may contain vegetable cultivars and flavor profiles that are not common in China 11 including broccoli Restaurants that serve egg rolls occasionally also offer spring rolls as a separate menu option and these spring rolls may be served with a cold filling wrapped in Banh trang rice paper wrappers particularly at Vietnamese restaurants that serve both egg rolls and spring rolls as appetizers or fried as seen in some Thai and Chinese eateries When fried spring rolls served in Asian restaurants in the United States usually have a smaller diameter and a lighter crispier skin made out of thinner sheets of wheat or rice dough 12 13 14 See also edit nbsp Food portalBrik Chả gio Chiko Roll Crab Rangoon Gyeran mari List of deep fried foods List of stuffed dishes Lumpia Pastel Pizza Rolls Popiah Sambousa Spring roll Summer roll Yaka meinReferences edit On the Table The Curious Home of Gary Allen Food Writer amp Dillettante Justserved onthetable us Retrieved 22 October 2017 Egg roll condiments General Discussion Eggs Chowhound com 11 April 2007 p 2 Retrieved 22 October 2017 What to make with those leftover Chinese food condiment packets What the heck s a bonbon Whateverworks typepad com Retrieved 22 October 2017 Uncle Phaedrus Finder of Lost Recipes Hungrybrowser com Retrieved 22 October 2017 Copycat Takeout Egg Rolls The Woks of Life Thewoksoflife com 10 November 2014 Retrieved 22 October 2017 Davis Melissa 25 January 1979 Inside the Egg Roll The Washington Post Retrieved 22 October 2017 Santanachote Perry 29 April 2015 Beyond Egg Rolls 9 Spring Rolls Everyone Should Know About Thrillist com Retrieved 22 October 2017 Are egg rolls Chinese split from Ontario board General Discussion Chinese Chowhound com 13 October 2010 Retrieved 22 October 2017 Recipe for egg rolls allegedly New York style Home Cooking Eggs Chowhound com 4 December 2006 Retrieved 22 October 2017 Lapetina Adam 14 January 2014 10 little known historical facts about American Chinese food Thrillist com Retrieved 22 October 2017 Egg rolls authentic flavor complete any menu with simple satisfaction Goldentigerfoodservice com Archived from the original on 1 July 2019 Retrieved 22 October 2017 Spring roll v Egg Roll moved from Austin board General Discussion Eggs Chowhound com 30 April 2007 p 2 Retrieved 22 October 2017 Great Food Debate Egg Rolls vs Spring Rolls Tay kinja com Archived from the original on 12 February 2020 Retrieved 22 October 2017 What Is the Difference Between Vegetable Spring Rolls amp Egg Rolls Oureverydaylife com Retrieved 22 October 2017 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Egg roll 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