OriginWontonsWinterSolstice Festivalportant; float: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);”>A plate of sacrificial wontons in wealthy and honored families called "Hundred Flavor Wontons" included dozens of flavors with different fillings After the Southern Song Dynasty (1127 – 1279), wontons became popular amongordinary people.dumplingsportant; float: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);”>For thousands of years dumplings showed little change, but wontons slowly became different especially in southern China. Wontons were distinguished from dumplings and got their own name since Tang Dynasty (618 — 907).Xiongnuportant; float: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);”>Because of their cruelty local people hated them but had no way to kill them. So people began to call their dumplings "Hun" and "Tun" and pretend they were eating the flesh of the two warlords.portant; float: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);”>In the past, there was a saying in Beijing "Eat wontons in theWinter Solstice Festival and eat noodles in the Summer Solstice Festivalportant; float: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);”>Wonton Described (Compared with Dumpling)portant; float: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);”>Wonton wrapper is thinner than dumpling’s and looks crystal after cooking. If you cook the same amount of wontons and dumplings in boiled waterthe wontons will cook easier and faster.Different Names of Wontonportant; float: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);”>Sichuan: Chaoshou, Sichuan people like spicy flavor, so there is a famous dish named "Red oil (chili-made soup) Chaoshouportant; float: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);”>Hubei Province: it is called "boiled dumplings " in Wuhan region, and called "Baomianportant; float: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);”>Anhui Province: Baofuportant; float: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);”>Jiangxi Province: known as "Qingtangportant; float: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);”>Guangdong Province: in Chinese, the two words of "wen tun" were infrequently written, and in the past, few people knew how to write them. So "wen tun" was generally written into "yunton" (in Cantonese), wher its English name "wonton" originated from.How to Cook WontonIngredientsPreparationDirectionportant; float: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);”>Or, you can place about one teaspoon of the filling at the center of each wonton wrapper. Moisten all 4 edges of wonton wrapper with water, and then pull the top corner down to the bottom, folding the wrapper over the filling to make a triangle. Press edges firmly to make a seal. Bring left and right corners together above the filling. Overlap the tips of these corners, moisten and press together. Continue until all wrappers are used.For soupportant; float: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);”>
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