The birthplace of rice rolls is Luoding City, Guangdong Province.

Steamed vermicelli roll (English: steamed vermicelliroll) is a very famous traditional snack in Guangdong. It belongs to Cantonese cuisine and originated from Longzhou (now Luoding City, Guangdong) in the Tang Dynasty. The classification of rice rolls can only be divided according to the way they are made. Generally, the rice rolls made with Brasserie are called Brass roll rice rolls, and the other ones are directly steamed, usually using drawer-type rice rolls.

Rice rolls cannot be divided by place, because merchants in various places will cater to customer tastes and adjust the flavor according to the local market. They will also add the local city name in front of the rolls. For example, those in Guangzhou will be called Guangzhou Xiguan. Rice rolls, Chaozhou rice rolls are called Chaozhou rice rolls. According to this classification method, there will be hundreds of kinds of rice rolls across the country, which is not scientific. Because all rice rolls are actually a type of Luoding rice rolls.

The origin of rice rolls

According to records, rice rolls first appeared in Longzhou (now Luoding, Guangdong) in the Tang Dynasty, and evolved from a local traditional delicacy, oil-flavored rice dumplings. The locals call it Longkan Ci. It was an unintentional invention by a Buddhist in Longkan Dojo. At first, he mixed steamed rice milk with oil, salt, chopped peanuts, green onions, and leeks to make a half-centimeter-thick rice cake, which was easy to eat at any time.

Rice rolls are already one of the famous traditional delicacies in Guangdong. There are two types of rolls: salty and sweet. The fillings of salty rolls mainly include pork, beef, shrimp, pork liver, etc., while the fillings of sweet rolls are The filling of the noodles is mainly vegetables and fruits soaked in sugar, and then mixed with fried sesame seeds. Rice rolls are mainly divided into two types according to genres, one is Brass rice rolls and the other is drawer-style rice rolls.