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I was really excited when Diane announced China for this month’s Food of the World party. It is one cuisine I know my family generally enjoys, and I have a cookbook full of genuine Chinese recipes.
You may recall if you’ve been around for a few years, that I had the opportunity to review Feeding The Dragon by Mary Kate and Nate Tate. This brother and sister team took a trip to China and decided to travel the whole country photographing the local, food, and learning traditional ways and recipes to cook the food. It is such a wonderful book if you want to learn more about Chinese culture and food.
Shortly after reading the book, and browsing the recipes, I tried my hand at some Sesame Chicken Lettuce Wraps that turned out delicious. I mostly use the recipes and dialogue in this book as a base line, and then substitute with what I have on hand, or what my family prefers (less spice usually).
For today’s link party I wanted to make something more traditional for the Chinese New Year Spring Festival – which by the way is apparently in full swing according to my cousin who just traveled through Singapore and caught a kickoff celebration. I digress…so I was trying to find something that the Chinese eat on their New Years, and although I came across a lot of different lists, nothing was sounding too good. I headed back to my cookbook, and decided to make Chicken Spring Rolls. While reading through Mary Kate and Nate’s travelogue, I was pleasantly surprised to find Spring Rolls are traditionally eaten during this festival. YAY! It makes sense once you connect the names “Spring Roll” and “Spring Festival”.
I altered the recipe from the book to be a Vegetable Spring Roll, but I used the same methods to cook the filling, and also included similar flavor combinations. I hope you enjoy. Oh and FYI – I did it again, I chose something that needed to be fried. My mind kept telling me to stop, pick something different, but I pushed forward despite my past failures.
This is part of Simple Living and Eating’s Food of the World Party.
If you have a Chinese Recipe link it up below. You can use this link
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Looking for Co-hosts for the Food of the World party!! Interested – leave me a comment, or head to Simple Living and Eating and tell Diane!
Next Month’s Country: Italy. Link up will be February 11th
I'm very impressed by your spring rolls the outside of the roll looks just a little crisp and the inside stuffing looks so delicious. So glad you are enjoying Food of the World.
Thanks. They definitely could have been fried a bit longer..not as crispy as I would have liked. The filling was so perfect though. I know I could have made it fresh, but those bags of coleslaw mix were kind of my inspiration – and so easy too!
One of my favorites. Blessings, Catherine
Thanks for coming by Catherine! These are my absolute favorite food to eat, but this is the first I've attempted home making them.
I have never made these myself before, I think I need to give them a try, great recipe 🙂
These look awesome, I love that you used a pre-prepared coleslaw mix. Anything to save time is great in my eyes! 🙂
Thanks Becca! With 4 kids hanging on my feet begging for food, I have to have quick meals. As much as I like to make things from scratch…lol.
Hi Adelina,
I just love your Spring Rolls and Vegetable Spring Rolls are my favorite! Thank you so much for helping us celebrate Three Years at Full Plate Thursday. Have a great week and come back soon!
Miz Helen
That would be my favorite category to do! They look great! Thanks for linking up with the Tasty Tuesday's Link-up. I have pinned your post to the Tasty's Tuesday's Pinterest Board!
These rolls look FANTASTIC
And I am making them this weekend!!
Thanks Winnie! Enjoy