12◆Dumpling'soriginanddevelopmentDumplingsareoneofthemajorfoodseatenduringtheChineseNewYearandyearroundinthenorthernprovinces
Theylooklikethegoldeningotsyuanbao,whichwasusedduringtheMingDynastyformoney
3Chineseinventeddumplingabout1,800yearsago
It’satraditionalfoodlovedbyChinesepeople
4◆Types●Boileddumplings:(shuijiao)literally"waterdumplings"
●Steameddumplings:(zhengjiao)literally"steam-dumpling"
●Shallowfrieddumplings(jianjiao)“panstick”,knownas“potstickers”inNorth
Americaalsoreferredtoas“dry-frieddumplings”
5◆FillingForDumplingsCommondumplingmeatfillingsincludepork,mutton,beef,chicken,fish,andshrimpwhichareusuallymixedwithchoppedvegetables
Popularvegetablefillingsincludecabbage,scallion(springonions),leek,andgarlicchives
Dumplingsareeatenwithasoysauce-baseddippingsaucethatmayinclu