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Taste of spring: Spring roll

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Updated: 2022-03-10

The name "spring roll" speaks for itself – it is eaten during the spring.

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Spring rolls are fried in oil. [Photo/WeChat account: hafbwx]

Jiangnan residents like to stuff them with minced shepherd's purse, while northerners love Chinese chive-stuffed spring rolls. Hai'an natives eat both.

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Freshly-made spring rolls. [Photo/WeChat account: hafbwx]

Spring rolls are fried in oil after being stuffed with filings such as minced shepherd's purse, Chinese chives, and hotbed chives until they float over the oil.

Just one crispy bite can make a person's day.