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Why are wontons called wontons?

Wonton, also called wonton, was originally used for sacrifices. Until the Song Dynasty, every winter solstice, shops in towns and cities were closed, and each family would make wontons to worship their ancestors. After the sacrifice, the whole family, parents and children would eat wontons as sacrificial offerings. A plate of sacrificial wontons from wealthy families has more than ten kinds of fillings, which is called "hundred-flavor wontons." After the Southern Song Dynasty, wontons were introduced into the market. The word "wonton". He said that wonton is quite unique in terms of pronunciation, meaning and glyph. From the pronunciation point of view, the pronunciation of "wonton" is the localization of the original name "wonton". Just saying "wonton" is enough to indicate that it is "Guangdong wonton"; in terms of meaning and glyph, the appearance of wonton is the most similar. A "cloud" in a Chinese painting is "swallowed" in one bite. It has a vivid image and a general and clear meaning.

Oh, how beautiful!