Crisp Spring Rolls

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.