The Origin of Wonton During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, King Wu Fu Chai defeated the State of Yue and captured the King of Yue Gou Jian alive. He obtained a lot of gold and silver treasures. Especially after acquiring the peerless beauty Xi Shi, he became even more complacent and indulged in singing, dancing, drinking and debauchery all day long without paying attention to state affairs.

When the Winter Solstice came this year, the King of Wu accepted the worship of hundreds of officials as usual, and there was singing and dancing inside and outside the palace.

Unexpectedly, during the banquet, he was tired of eating delicacies from mountains and seas, and he felt unhappy and refused to eat.

Xi Shi saw all this, and she took the opportunity to run into the imperial kitchen, kneading the dough and rolling out the dough, hoping to make a new type of snack to express her feelings.

After turning the leather into several patterns in her hands, she finally made a dustpan-style snack.

Put it into boiling water for a moment, and the snacks will float to the surface one by one.

She put it into a bowl, added fresh soup, sprinkled onions, garlic, pepper, dripped with sesame oil, and presented it to King Wu.

When King Wu tasted it, he found it extremely delicious. He ate a large bowl in one go and asked repeatedly: "What kind of snack is this?"

When asked, she responded casually: "wontons." From then on, this kind of snack became popular among the people under the name of "wontons".

Not only do people in Wuyue love to eat wontons on weekdays, but in order to commemorate Xi Shi’s wisdom and creation, they also set it as a special delicacy during the Winter Solstice Festival.