What is the origin of the name spring rolls?

It is said that there was a scholar in Fuzhou during the Song Dynasty. In order to prepare for the exam, he buried himself in his studies all day and often forgot to eat and sleep. It is useless for his wife to persuade him again and again; I thought of a way: grind the rice into pancakes, put the radish meat in them and wrap them into rolls, which can be eaten as both rice and radish. This snack was later named spring rolls and gradually became popular in urban and rural areas. Fuzhou people often eat it during the Spring Festival. It is as common as jiaozi in the north. Cai Xiang once wrote a poem praising: "Thinking about 39 things in spring". Nowadays, the skin of spring rolls has been replaced by flour, and the fillings are generally bean sprouts, leeks, dried tofu, and some have shredded pork, shredded bamboo shoots and chopped green onion. The more advanced spring rolls are made of shredded chicken or oysters, shrimps, mushrooms and leeks. Spring rolls are fried to golden brown with low fire, crisp outside and tender inside, also called "fried spring rolls".

Spring rolls, also known as spring cakes and pancakes. It is the traditional food of China folk festivals. Popular all over China, especially in the south of the Yangtze River. In addition to serving their own families, folks often entertain guests.

Spring rolls, also known as spring cakes, spring plates and pancakes. It is the traditional food of China folk festivals, and it is very popular all over China, especially in Jiangnan and other places. In the south of China, we don't eat jiaozi during the Spring Festival, but eat spring rolls and sesame jiaozi. When they are in Tomb-Sweeping Day, they will eat spring rolls in Zhangzhou. In addition to serving their families, villagers often treat guests. Spring rolls have a long history and evolved from ancient spring cakes.