10 Difference Between Egg Roll And Spring Roll

Egg Roll

Egg rolls are a variety of deep-fried appetizers served in American-Chinese restaurants. It is typically cylindrical, savory roll with shredded cabbage, chopped pork and other fillings inside a thickly-wrapped wheat flour skin, which is fried in hot oil. Egg rolls in many cases are served warm, and  are usually eaten with the fingers, dipped in duck sauce, soy sauce, plum sauce or hot mustard.   

What You Need To Know About Egg Roll

1. The egg roll originated from the American Chinese cuisine. Egg roll is mainly filled with meat and vegetables; the meat used in preparation of egg roll is usually minced, crashed into tiny pieces for it to be squeezed in the roll.
2. The wrappers of egg rolls are thick.
3. Egg rolls are usually served hot.
4. An egg roll is mainly made up of many ingredients such as meat and vegetables and therefore it is larger in size when compared to spring roll.
5. Wrapping is made of flour dough and is dipped in egg before frying.
6. Egg roll is usually filled with meat and vegetables whereas eggs remain as the primary ingredient. Also it usually comes in multiple layering.
7. Deep frying as a process of cooking is a must in the preparation of the egg roll, this is usually due to the fact that egg roll is thick and made up of several ingredients.
8. Egg roll can be prepared in any shape depending on the preference of the person who wants to consume it or the person cooking it.
9. The egg roll is made up of thick crest, this is due to the fact that many ingredients such as egg, flour and vegetables are used in its preparation.
10. Egg rolls are heavy especially if meat is added, therefore in many cases, they are considered as main meals.

Spring Roll

Spring rolls are a large variety of filled, rolled dim sum found in Eastern Asia, South Asia and Southeast Asia cuisine. Spring rolls typically contain minced pork, shredded carrot, bean sprouts and other vegetables served with Worcestershire. It also has a thin coating made up of rice flour.

What You Need To Know About Spring Roll

1. The spring roll originated from Asian cuisine. Spring roll is often only filled with vegetables; the vegetables are usually not crushed but are baked as a whole.
2. The wrappers of spring roll are thin and often translucent.
3. Spring rolls can be served hot as well as cold.
4. Spring roll is made up of few ingredients mainly vegetables and therefore it is smaller in size when compared to egg roll.
5. The spring roll wrapper is made up of rice flour or any other starch unto which vegetables are added before it is fried for consumption.
6. Spring roll is mainly filled with vegetables. Onions are usually used in plenty and thus they become a primary ingredient in the preparation of the spring roll.
7. Spring roll is usually baked and it becomes ready for consumption. However, it can be deep fried depending on the preference of the person who wants to consume it. Though deep frying is never a mandatory process in the preparation of spring roll.
8. In many instances, a spring roll is usually cylindrical in shape and this makes it possible to be filled with many ingredients such as carrots, cabbage, meat etc.
9. The spring roll has a thin crest, this can be attributed to the fact that, it is only made up little ingredients of rice and vegetables.
10. Spring in many cases are consumed as appetizers and therefore never considered as main meals.

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