Spring

Seasons also play a role in the flavors of kimchi - refreshing cucumber kimchi is popular in spring and summer, while winter kimchis may contain radish and mustard leaves.

Spring rolls are popular Chinese snack items, which comprise of thin pastry wrap stuffed with vegetables, noodles and meat filling.

Spring roll recipes are famous throughout the world and have their own variations.

Spring rolls are usually served with a dipping sauce.

Spring rolls differ faintly from place to place.

Shanghai Spring Roll and Fuzhou Spring Roll are the two popular spring rolls.

Spring rolls originated in China and the history of these rolls can be dated back to Eastern Jin dynasty.

These cakes were specially made to mark the beginning of spring and eventually started being called “spring dish”.

Spring dish gained immense popularity at the time of Tang and Song dynasty rule and in this period the dish was better known as five spice dish because of its hot and spicy flavor.

Gradually, at the time of Ming and Qing dynasties, the cake got transformed to rolls and the name changed from spring dish to spring rolls.

The spring roll recipe was a major feature in Chinese imperial menu.

Spring Rolls in China were called Chun Geun.

Chun means spring and these rolls signified the arrival of spring season.

Spring rolls are one of the delicious appetizers and also make a good party food.

Spring rolls make use of four basic steps such as preparing dough sheet, making fillings, wrapping and finally deep frying.

The basic ingredients to make spring rolls are thin noodles or vermicelli, rice flour, soy sauce, mint, lettuce, tofu, carrots and capsicum.

The peacock can be seen displaying his bright beautiful feathers mostly during breeding season in the Spring.