One, from the shape to distinguish

Dumplings are usually wrapped larger, a dumpling is about 15 grams, because the dumpling skin is large, so there is a lot of filling wrapped inside. The most common shapes of gyoza are potbelly gyoza and lace gyoza. A potbelly gyoza is usually made by "squeezing" the filling by hand and is suitable for water dumplings, while a lace gyoza is usually made by pinching out the lace by hand and then closing it up, which is more suitable for making steamed dumplings. The edges must be pinched tightly when wrapping the dumplings, especially the water dumplings.

Wontons are usually wrapped in smaller sizes because the skin of wontons are thin, so you can't pack too much filling. Wonton can be divided into large and small wontons, large wontons are usually wrapped into a "Yuanbao" shape, small wontons are usually clenched into a ball with the hands. When wrapping wontons, it's okay to have a little gap as long as you don't let the filling and skin separate.

The dumplings are larger than the wontons, and the dumplings have more filling than the wontons. Dumplings should be wrapped more tightly than wontons.

Second, from the skin to distinguish

The skin of the dumpling is round, because the filling is more, so the dumpling skin should be a little thicker. Wheat flour is usually used to make dumpling skins, and hand-rolled dumpling skins will be more flavorful, and the dumpling skins should be strong and chewy to eat.

Wonton skins are square, and can be square, rectangular and trapezoidal. Wonton skins will be slightly thinner than dumpling skins. Wonton skins are usually made from wheat flour with starch, and are mostly machine processed. Wonton skins are mostly transparent, with small wonton skins being thin and translucent, and tasting smooth and creamy, and large wonton skins being slightly more transparent than dumpling skins. Dumpling skins are round and hand-rolled, while wonton skins are square and usually machine-processed. Dumpling skins are made from wheat flour, while wonton skins are made from wheat flour and starch.

Three, from the eating method to distinguish

Dumplings are divided into dumplings, steamed dumplings and fried dumplings, dumplings are generally eaten with dry dipping seasoning; steamed dumplings are steamed in a cage drawer and then dipped in seasoning to eat; fried dumplings are fried and eaten in oil. The most common way to eat these three kinds of food is dumplings, boiled in water and eat, usually do not need another soup, cooked can be eaten directly, the northern people like to drink with the soup boiled dumplings, there is a "soup of the original food," said.

Wontons divided into large wontons and small wontons, no matter what wontons, must be cooked wontons, into a good soup to eat, that is, to eat wontons must be prepared in advance wonton soup, wonton soup for a bowl of wontons, it is essential. In recent years, a new way of eating wontons has emerged, that is, the cooked wontons mixed with sesame sauce to eat, which is close to the way the dumplings are eaten.