Sunday, January 1, 2023

Lumpiang Shanghai is not a Pilipino invention

 

Lumpiang Shanghai in the Philippines.


LUMPIANG SHANGHAI is not a Pilipino invention.


SHANGHAI STYLE SPRING ROLL indeed exists in Shanghai and for a long time.

We call it here in the Philippines as "lumpiang Shanghai" and some wrote it hastily as a Philippine invention just because they could not find this delectable crisp fried spring roll in Shanghai during one or two or few restaurant visits in that one corner of Shanghai.

Judy left for US when she was just 16. She grew up in Shanghai and recalled they have this spring roll only during Chinese New Year, which could mean the spring roll could only be made once in (
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