A bowl of wontons can give a happy start to the morning, quietly enjoy delicious food at noon, or clear away the worries and fatigue of the day at night.
A piece of dough, a spoonful of meat filling, wrap it up, but even this small and simple wonton has various names across the country, but the difference is not just in the name, they themselves are also unique.
What a flavor!
Come and have a look with Aunt Cui!
1. Beijing wontons (usually refers to wontons in the northern region). The fillings of wontons in old Beijing are prepared according to your favorite taste, and they are shaped like ingots.
Generally, Aunt Cui's family would make Yuanbao wontons during festivals, hoping for good luck in the new year and longevity.
Nowadays, there are wonton shops everywhere in the north, but the most delicious one is always downstairs.
2. Sichuan and Chongqing Chaoshou The most popular one is the Hongyou Chaoshou, which belongs to the Sichuan cuisine.
When it comes to Sichuan cuisine, everyone will think of spicy and delicious food, and Hong You Chao Shou is no exception.
It is delicious and the soup is slightly spicy and fragrant, making it a good choice for those who like spicy food.
Why is it called copying?
Maybe its shape looks like a person holding up two hands.
3. Jiangxi Clear Soup Clear soup is a unique wonton specialty of Jiangxi. Clear soup can be divided into ordinary clear soup and exquisite clear soup.
This may be a smaller type of wonton. Since it has a thin skin and less filling, it doesn’t take too long to cook. The cooked wontons are small and cute, one bite at a time. Friends with a big appetite should choose carefully.
4. Cantonese wontons In Guangdong, it seems that the most common food is wonton noodles, which are both wontons and noodles, but now there are also wontons served separately.
The skin of wontons is thin, and the authentic wonton skin can taste slightly eggy because eggs are added to the noodles.
Some wontons are filled with shrimp meat. In addition to wontons, the ingredients of the soup must also be carefully selected. The bright and fragrant soup is the characteristic of the soup.
5. Southern Fujian Bianshi The fillings of Bianshi are not mixed but prepared by hammering.
The authentic stuffing for flat food must be pork leg meat, remove the tendons and membrane, beat it with a mallet until it becomes a paste, then add seasonings and mix evenly.
The minced meat beaten in this way will be more chewy and taste good.
6. Wannan Shendu Wonton This is a wonton specialty of Anhui.
Shendu is an ancient ferry in Anhui Province. In ancient times, people went to other places through this place. In order to miss their relatives abroad, family members would make this kind of wontons, which are shaped like baggage and are also called "baggage in a bowl".
This kind of wonton is soft and delicious, with delicious soup. It is a convenient gourmet snack.