Anonymous
05/03/2025 17:49
Subject: egg roll skins/wrappers
Anonymous wrote:^ correction - the floury egg rolls are American invention. They have the blistered bumpy exterior.
GUI cuon are the fresh “spring rolls” in rice wrappers but they aren’t actually spring rolls
OP here. This is exactly what I've been craving.
Anonymous
05/03/2025 17:24
Subject: egg roll skins/wrappers
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Do you mean like, a rice paper wrapper for spring rolls vs a flour wrapper that is fried?
This is the difference. You can buy egg roll wrappers (and spring roll wrappers). I think the key is marketing right now - everyone is intolerant to gluten soo it’s easier for places to use the rice paper.
OP here. I bet this is it! The egg roll wrappers I loved as a kid are chewy -- the spring roll wrappers are not. It's the gluten.
Anonymous
05/03/2025 15:21
Subject: egg roll skins/wrappers
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Make your own. Cook in very hot lard for best results.
But can I find the skins? Will a place like H mart have the ones I'm looking for?
Safeway has them. Most grocery stores should. They were in the refrigerated produce section at my Safeway.
Anonymous
05/03/2025 13:58
Subject: egg roll skins/wrappers
HMart has them.
Anonymous
05/02/2025 12:39
Subject: egg roll skins/wrappers
Wegman's has dumpling wrappers in the freezer section with the international foods. We thaw them and use them for a variety of sins. Pan fry or air fry as we don't have a deep fryer.
Anonymous
05/02/2025 12:33
Subject: egg roll skins/wrappers
Anonymous wrote:What kind of chinese restaurants are you goin to? When I get American Chinese it's pretty much always from the kind of place with a counter, minimal (if any) seating, and a big picture menu board. My egg rolls are the same as they always were.
Maybe you're going to bourgie Chinese places that are trying to make their egg rolls seem healthier? Check out Mayflower, Hong Kong Carry Out, Mr. Chen's, Chen's Gourmet, or TNR Cafe. These are all good American Chinese places that would almost certainly have the old school egg rolls.
+1. Old school egg rolls are an American Chinese thing
Anonymous
05/02/2025 12:32
Subject: egg roll skins/wrappers
What kind of chinese restaurants are you goin to? When I get American Chinese it's pretty much always from the kind of place with a counter, minimal (if any) seating, and a big picture menu board. My egg rolls are the same as they always were.
Maybe you're going to bourgie Chinese places that are trying to make their egg rolls seem healthier? Check out Mayflower, Hong Kong Carry Out, Mr. Chen's, Chen's Gourmet, or TNR Cafe. These are all good American Chinese places that would almost certainly have the old school egg rolls.
Maybe you're going to bourgie Chinese places that are trying to make their egg rolls seem healthier? Check out Mayflower, Hong Kong Carry Out, Mr. Chen's, Chen's Gourmet, or TNR Cafe. These are all good American Chinese places that would almost certainly have the old school egg rolls.
Anonymous
05/01/2025 07:39
Subject: egg roll skins/wrappers
^ correction - the floury egg rolls are American invention. They have the blistered bumpy exterior.
GUI cuon are the fresh “spring rolls” in rice wrappers but they aren’t actually spring rolls
GUI cuon are the fresh “spring rolls” in rice wrappers but they aren’t actually spring rolls
Anonymous
05/01/2025 07:35
Subject: egg roll skins/wrappers
Vietnamese spring rolls are fresh, rice wrappers filled with fine noodles, crunchy fresh vegetables, herbs.
Thai spring rolls are cooked and fried, more like an egg roll.
Chinese egg rolls are minced veg wrapped in floury wrapper and fried.
Filipino wrappers are filled and fried.
Maybe figure out which one you are looking for
Anonymous
05/01/2025 06:15
Subject: egg roll skins/wrappers
Anonymous wrote:Do you mean like, a rice paper wrapper for spring rolls vs a flour wrapper that is fried?
This is the difference. You can buy egg roll wrappers (and spring roll wrappers). I think the key is marketing right now - everyone is intolerant to gluten soo it’s easier for places to use the rice paper.
Anonymous
04/30/2025 18:01
Subject: egg roll skins/wrappers
Do you mean like, a rice paper wrapper for spring rolls vs a flour wrapper that is fried?
Anonymous
04/30/2025 17:55
Subject: egg roll skins/wrappers
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Make your own. Cook in very hot lard for best results.
But can I find the skins? Will a place like H mart have the ones I'm looking for?
Have no idea. Just make my own wraps for them with flour, butter, little water, seasoning and salt. Might try some Asian stores in the cooler sections.
Anonymous
04/30/2025 17:41
Subject: egg roll skins/wrappers
Anonymous wrote:Make your own. Cook in very hot lard for best results.
But can I find the skins? Will a place like H mart have the ones I'm looking for?
Anonymous
04/30/2025 16:38
Subject: egg roll skins/wrappers
Make your own. Cook in very hot lard for best results.
Anonymous
04/30/2025 15:40
Subject: egg roll skins/wrappers
So ... all egg rolls now seem to be in wrappers that I would consider to be spring roll wrappers, not egg roll wrappers. I remember years ago, maybe 20, maybe 30 or so, egg roll skins were different -- less flaky, fewer layers, a bit chewy, and had a subtly dimpled texture. Do these egg rolls exist anywhere anymore?