Spring rolls represent welcoming the new year, meaning the beginning of spring, and implying good luck and the elimination of disasters.

Eating spring rolls at the beginning of spring is a traditional Chinese custom. Spring rolls, also called pancakes, spring pancakes, and spring dishes, have a long history of development. They are evolved from ancient spring pancakes and are very popular all over the country, especially in the Jiangnan area. They can be eaten by yourself or used as a snack. guest.

According to legend, there was a scholar in the Song Dynasty who studied hard all day long in order to take an exam, often forgetting to eat and sleep because of it. His wife tried to persuade him to no avail, so he thought of a way to make pancakes from rice and use meat. Make fillings and roll them into tubes, which can be used as rice or vegetables. From then on, they were named spring rolls and became popular everywhere.

Spring rolls

Spring rolls have a long history in our country, and northerners also call them "spring pancakes". It is said that it existed in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. It was called "Spring Pan" at that time. At that time, every time on the first day of spring, people would spread pancakes made of flour on a plate and add exquisite vegetables to eat, so it was called "spring plate". At that time, it was not only eaten on the first day of spring, but people also brought "spring plates" during spring outings.

In the Tang and Song Dynasties, this trend became more popular. The famous poet Du Fu's poems "Spring plate with thin lettuce" and Lu You's "Spring plate with new things" truly reflect this living custom of people in the Tang and Song Dynasties. In the Tang Dynasty, Chunpan was also called Wuxin Pan.