Dumpling is a broad class of dishes that consist of pieces of dough wrapped around a filling, or of dough with no filling. The dough can be based on bread, flour or potatoes, and may be filled with meat, fish, cheese, vegetables, fruits or sweets. (Wikipedia)
Dumplings evolved from wontons. In its long development process, there are many names, such as "lao pill", "flat food", "dumpling bait" and "powder corner" in ancient times. It was called "Crescent Wonton" in the Three Kingdoms period, "Wonton" in the Southern and Northern Dynasties, "Yanyue-shaped Wonton" in Tang Dynasty, "Jiaozi" in Song Dynasty, "Bianshi" in Yuan and Ming Dynasty; and "Jiaozi" in Qing Dynasty. Dumplings originated in the Eastern Han Dynasty and were first created by Zhang Zhongjing, a native of Dengzhou, Henan, in the Eastern Han Dynasty.
Dumpling can be made vegan friendly.
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