National Egg Roll Day occurs annually on June 10. This deep-fried appetiser is available with brown, white, free-range, and organic eggs. Although comparable to Chinese spring rolls, the egg roll’s filling is wrapped in a crispy, thick, egg-dipped pastry, making the cabbage, meat, and other filling ingredients especially delicious! Due to their Asian roots, egg rolls have made their way into every Vietnamese and Chinese-American restaurant and, consequently, into the hearts of every American.
HISTORY OF NATIONAL EGG ROLL DAY
National Egg Roll Day is a relatively recent food holiday, established in 2019 in honour of the proprietors of Van’s Kitchen, Van and Kim Nguyen. The opening of the Vietnamese-themed restaurant in Dallas, Texas in 1986 marked the commencement of the family’s pursuit of the ‘American dream’. Van and Kim, like many other immigrant families, came from Vietnam with a passion for sharing their culture through food, especially their authentic egg rolls, which are filled with shredded cabbage, minced meat (usually pork), bamboo shoots, and a variety of other freshly ground spices. Utilising only the freshest ingredients, they endeavour to maintain the quality of their egg rolls.
Although the origins of the dish are uncertain, it may have originated in the Cantonese cuisine of southern China. However, many Asian nations also claim to have their own unique versions of the humble egg roll. According to Andrew Coe, author of “Chop Suey: A Cultural History of Chinese Food in the United States,” the modern egg roll was devised in the 1930s in New York. Compared to the ancient Southern Chinese traditional rolls, Americans have been eating egg-roll-like foods since the middle of the nineteenth century.
The distinctive recipe for American-style egg rolls was first published in 1938 by chef Henry Low, one of the two chefs vying for credit for the dish’s popularity. Despite its brief history, the typical egg roll we consume today remains crunchy, soft and savoury, and the mere notion of it makes us drool and seek out the nearest takeaway menu.
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5 EGG FACTSTHAT WILL GET YOU EGG-CITED!
Equal protein content
Both egg yolk and egg white contain the same quantity of protein.
They may be either blue or green
Thanks to a genetic mutation, some hens deliver blue or green eggs.
over white egg yolks
The only reason brown eggs are more expensive than white eggs is because larger hens produce them.
Outstanding source of vitamin D
This is excellent news for those who may not wish to obtain vitamin D by exposing themselves to the sun and risking sunburn.
Dark yolks are preferable
The darker the egg yolk, the greater the mineral content and nutritional value.
NATIONAL EGG ROLL DAY DATES
| Year | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | June 10 | Saturday |
| 2024 | June 10 | Monday |
| 2025 | June 10 | Tuesday |
| 2026 | June 10 | Wednesday |
| 2027 | June 10 | Thursday |
