美味春捲 The best big spring roll in town

If you ever have a chance to go to Chungli Train Station, you wouldn’t want to miss a little food stand nearby. It’s quite famous among students for a traditional Taiwanese snack, the big spring roll. But don’t think it is not sufficient to satisfy your hunger. The “big” spring roll is definitely big enough as a meal in itself, at least for girls.

All orders are made on demand, and you can watch the vender make your spring roll right in front of your eyes. He first lays a sheet of wrapper on the table, dab it with some hot pepper sauce. Then he puts numerous kinds of filling such as two or three kinds of stir-fried vegetable shreds and bean sprouts, dried minced pork, sliced mushrooms, egg slices, and last but not least, some ground peanut powder to spice it up before rolling everything up into a roll! You might want to enjoy this delicacy as soon as possible since the steamed wrapper is so thin that it will absorb the moisture of the ingredients and become soggy soon.

Spring rolls have become a popular food item for students. So there are more than one stand preparing spring rolls near the train station. You might want to keep in mind that the best big spring roll comes from the stand located right in front of the train station, called Liu’s. That is the original stand and I recommend it whole-heartedly. Hungry for an affordable meal? Well, the big spring roll is worth a try!
Lydia