| User | Comment |
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LindaH    | | posted 14-Jun-2008 12:30pm |
Oh, YUM!!!! |
bill   | | posted 14-Jun-2008 12:39pm |
yes, I often select from from the buffet |
Enheduanna  | | posted 14-Jun-2008 12:51pm |
Sure. |
Melf  | | posted 14-Jun-2008 12:51pm |
I don't know what they are. I don't like egg, though. Are they anything like swiss rolls?   |
| Galomorro | | posted 14-Jun-2008 1:34pm |
LOVE egg rolls! |
| Biggles | | posted 14-Jun-2008 1:45pm |
I've never tried an egg roll, I'm not too sure what one is. |
dab  | | posted 14-Jun-2008 2:15pm |
Other. I find them only so-so. |
romkey  | | posted 14-Jun-2008 3:14pm |
I am known to enjoy an occasional pork or veggie egg roll. |
| romkey |
Egg rolls are generally shredded cabbage and carrots, maybe mushrooms, plus shrimp or pork (or nothing), rolled up in a thin dough that's tucked in on the ends and deep-fried. They're often served with "duck sauce", which is generally corn syrup + yellow food dye.
The egg rolls have no eggs in them and the duck sauce has no duck in it.
I can't really explain that.
They're common in Chinese restaurants. The two times I've been in China I never had them.
They're usually quite plump. There's a smaller version called a "spring roll", which is normally more crispy and slender.
A nicer version of the concept is the "fresh spring roll", often served with Vietnamese or Cambodian cuisine; it's veggies and a protein wrapped in a rice paper wrapper (which is a rice flour pancake, very light) and served with a fish sauce or peanut dipping sauce. The fish sauce can be vegeterian (it's not my fault that this makes no more sense than the duck sauce and egg roll bits). And it's not deep-fried.
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| Melf | | (reply to romkey) posted 14-Jun-2008 3:21pm |
Oooh. I think spring rolls are more popular over here, then. I like them, but it definitely depends on what's in them. Does vegetarian fish sauce taste like fish? |
| romkey | | (reply to Melf) posted 14-Jun-2008 5:40pm |
I've never had the vegetarian version of fish sauce. The weird thing for me is that I really hate seafood and I really like fish sauce. It's really salty and has a very deep rich savory flavor, but oceany, not beefy. I imagine the vegetarian version of it is still very salty. |
| JessicaWoman99 | | posted 14-Jun-2008 5:55pm |
I do love egg rolls they are really good yum yum |
| kcthedog | | posted 14-Jun-2008 8:16pm |
Yes I like to eat egg rolls, I also like to roll my eggs while eating egg rolls. |
| kcthedog | | (reply to romkey) posted 14-Jun-2008 8:19pm |
> I've never had the vegetarian version of
> fish sauce. The weird thing for me is that
> I really hate seafood and I really like fish
> sauce. It's really salty and has a very deep
> rich savory flavor, but oceany, not beefy.
> I imagine the vegetarian version of it is
> still very salty.
I watched a show on how fish sauce was made, whew! Pretty knarly stuff! |
| jettles | | posted 14-Jun-2008 8:20pm |
usually like spring rolls better because they have no pork in them! |
| romkey | | (reply to kcthedog) posted 14-Jun-2008 8:53pm |
Yeah, I try not to think about it when I'm eating it  |
| cloudhugger | | posted 14-Jun-2008 10:44pm |
Yes, I like to eat egg rolls. |
| cloudhugger | | posted 14-Jun-2008 10:46pm |
dammit, now I want an egg roll... |
| Pomeranian | | posted 14-Jun-2008 11:42pm |
Sort of ... I like the taste, usually. But they tend to set off a "this sure is bad for you" feeling when I do. |
| kirst | | posted 15-Jun-2008 1:32am |
It depends. There was a place in the town I grew up that had incredible egg rolls. It's gone now, unfortunately. I find most egg rolls very oily and heavy so I don't care for them. In Asia, there are no egg rolls. Spring rolls, yes...but they are different. I prefer either Vietnamese prawn roll (which is not deep fried) or Thai spring rolls (which are also not fried). |
| Lahdee | | posted 15-Jun-2008 10:00am |
yum! |
| Biggles | | (reply to romkey) posted 15-Jun-2008 11:15am |
Thank you I've had spring rolls - usually pretty good in a Chinese restaurant and pretty awful when served by my old college! |
| moviesnob | | posted 15-Jun-2008 11:21am |
Yes. I do NOT enjoy spring rolls. |
| Gomezy3k | | posted 15-Jun-2008 11:33am |
Depends on the egg roll. the cheap commercial made ones suck but the ones actually made by hand in restaurants and at home are good.... Also need dipping sauce.. |
| bill | | posted 15-Jun-2008 5:45pm |
For a few years I preferred spring rolls, but I've gone back to egg rolls and haven't looked back. I rarely get spring rolls now. |
| cerealkiller | | posted 16-Jun-2008 1:24pm |
They're okay, but only with sweet & sour sauce. |
| they | | posted 17-Jun-2008 8:25am |
Not usually.
I like cabbage -- but not egg roll cabbage. |
| llamamama | | posted 18-Jun-2008 11:49pm |
I think the question is worded funny...but maybe that's just me..
I do enjoy eggrolls..quite thoroughly
Story time
So, I was eating Chinese with my friend and her family. Her dad had snagged some packets of asian mustard of which I had never had before..I normally love mustard so I figured I'd give it a shot. He told me it was spicy but I didn't think it'd be terribly spicy. So I put it on my eggroll thinking it wouldn't be too bad. Boy was I wrong. My eyes started to water and my nose started to run..that stuff was strong. I let out a "Woo! That's really spicy!" (That was said amidst all my tears)..And what do I do? I put more on..Needless to say, I don't eat eggrolls with that mustard anymore..I am now even more respectful of how they taste plain.
End story.
So I write like a 3 year old now..This is good to know. |
| cloudhugger | | (reply to llamamama) posted 26-Jun-2008 12:32pm |
ha-ha I think many have done this. My first time my eyes about popped out of my head, and I do believe I put more on, maybe to quicken the painful death or something. |
| llamamama |
Yeah, that stuff is crazy |
bmack28  | | posted 31-Jul-2008 9:24pm |
illlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll |
