An egg roll is a fried, savory roll filled with shredded cabbage, ground or roast pork, or shrimp, and other ingredients inside a wonton wrapper or thick, wheat flour wrapper
. Egg rolls are thought to have been invented in New York City's Chinatown restaurants in the 1930s
. The dough for egg rolls is made of flour and eggs, giving it a sturdier texture and making it more like fried pasta
. Egg rolls are typically served warm, often with duck sauce, soy sauce, plum sauce, or hot mustard
. On the other hand, a spring roll is a vegetarian fried roll filled with sautéed shredded cabbage, mushrooms, scallions, and carrots, wrapped with a delicate, thin wrapper
. Spring rolls are traditionally vegetarian or vegan, although some variations also include meat
. The dough for spring rolls contains no egg, making it lighter and crispier than an egg roll when fried
. The main differences between an egg roll and a spring roll are:
- Dough : Egg rolls use a dough made of flour and eggs, while spring rolls use a dough made of flour or rice
- Filling : Egg rolls are typically filled with cooked cabbage, some other vegetables, and pork, while spring rolls are usually filled with only cooked vegetables
- Crispiness : Egg rolls have a sturdier texture due to the egg in the dough, while spring rolls are lighter and crispier because they do not contain egg in the dough
