Spring rolls have a long history in China. It is said that the pastry appeared way back in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, when people would make thin cakes with flour and eat them with vegetables on the day of Beginning of Spring. The cakes were called “spring dish” at that time.

Are spring rolls Vietnamese or Chinese?

Like all spring rolls, its origin is Chinese and was given the name because they were originally filled with seasonal spring vegetables. “The dish may have originated from China, but has been modified to fit Vietnamese tastes,” says Franklin, who grew up in Da Lat, in the southern Central Highlands.

When was the spring roll invented?

A brief history of the spring roll

The roll as we know it is believed to have originated from eastern China during the Jin Dynasty between 266 to 420 A.D. The East's long, cold winters meant families had to largely rely on pickled vegetables, preserved from the previous summer as they awaited the warmer months.