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spring roll (deep-fried)
A Chinese-origin dish of shredded vegetables and meat wrapped in a thin wheat skin and deep-fried. A staple item on Chinese restaurant menus in Japan and a common bento side.
春巻きを揚げた。
I fried spring rolls.
中華料理店で春巻きを注文した。
I ordered spring rolls at the Chinese restaurant.
皮がパリッとした揚げたての春巻きが大好きだ。
I love freshly fried spring rolls with crispy skin.
Composed of 春 (spring) + 巻き (roll). The name reflects the dish's origin as a way to wrap fresh spring vegetables. In Japan the term almost always refers to the deep-fried Chinese-style roll, not the fresh Vietnamese-style 生春巻き.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 春巻きを揚げる: to fry spring rolls
- 春巻きの皮: spring-roll wrappers
- 生春巻き: fresh (Vietnamese-style) spring rolls
- エビ春巻き: shrimp spring rolls
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 餃子: dumpling — different shape and skin, usually pan-fried or boiled
- ロールキャベツ: cabbage roll — Western-style, simmered in broth