Crisp Spring Rolls
A sonnet to a Chinese Delicacy
My Chinese ancestry and love for things meatless prompt me to pay tribute to a favourite Chinese delicacy, savoury spring rolls.
These delights, filled with turnips, carrots, or bamboo shoots, complete many Chinese meals. Flavorful and utterly delightful, these are 24-hour snacks. Yes, we literally eat them at any time of the day. Though vegetarian, chefs fry deep them in hot oil, so they are best eaten soon after frying.
Enjoy this sonnet to spring rolls.
All rolled up, crisp, they crackle
White shreds atop orange strips
On the tongue, so palatable
Once bitten, saliva drips
Rolls now merged with lava hot
A taste at once unforgettable
Looks, without substance, it is not
A delight, if forgone, is regrettable
Dish for breakfast, lunch or dinner
Not far from slippery tongue
For want of roll, will not be thinner
But for satisfaction is well won
Crisp spring rolls, a snack delight
For a taste, one will take flight.
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Michelle Liew
Hi, i am an English Language teacher cum freelance writer with a taste for pets, prose and poetry. When I'm not writing my heart out, I'm playing with my three dogs, Zorra, Cloudy and Snowball.
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Spring rolls are one of the best surprises when they are hand-made by a friend raised in a family who knows what they are doing. I am very leary of restaurant spring rolls after being spoiled by Vietnamese and Thai friends. I hope you entered the snack challenge!
Omggg yessss, its best eaten right after frying! Loved your poem!
Lovely - makes me want some now! I also like the “fresh” ones that aren’t fried (maybe those are Thai?). 😋
Fun. I hated spring rolls as a child. Probably time I revisited them.
You really made me curious and now I wanna taste these rolls😭