The origin and symbolism of spring rolls is:

The symbolism of spring rolls is: the beginning of spring.

Origin: Cai Qian, a Jinmen man in the Qing Dynasty, was once given a hard time by the emperor to write with both hands at the same time. Seeing that her husband could not eat, Cai Qian's wife quickly wrapped all kinds of dishes directly into her husband's mouth, which is the spring rolls.

Spring rolls have a long history in China, and are also known as spring pancakes in the north. At that time, people every spring this day, will be made of flour pancakes spread on the plate, plus exquisite vegetables to eat, so called spring plate.

Spring rolls allusion:

It is said that in the Song Dynasty, there was a scholar in Fuzhou, in order to study for the examination, all day long buried in reading, often sleep and eat. His wife advised him three times also useless; thought of a way: the rice ground into a pancake, to Lai meat as a filling, wrapped into a roll-shaped, both as a meal, but also as Lai. This snack was later named spring rolls, and gradually popular in urban and rural areas.

Fuzhou people often eat during the Spring Festival, as common as the northern festival dumplings. Cai Xiang once wrote a poem in praise of the dish, saying: "Spring plate food is thought to be thirty-nine years old".

Today's spring rolls skin has been changed to flour, filling generally with bean sprouts, leeks, dried tofu, some also put shredded meat, bamboo shoots, green onions, etc., the more advanced spring rolls with shredded chicken or oysters, shrimp, mushrooms, leeks, etc. to make and become. The spring rolls are deep-fried in oil over low heat until golden brown, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, also known as "deep-fried spring".