上海春卷

上 is up or above or on, and 海 is ocean or sea, so 上海 is on the ocean or on the sea, and Shanghai is a city on the sea. 春 is Spring, and 卷 is roll, so 春卷 is Spring roll.

Shanghai spring rolls are typically filled with pork, napa cabbage, and shiitake mushrooms.

Categories:

春節

新菜

滬菜

春卷

Yale:

sheuhng hói chēun gyún