Shrimp dumplings are a special snack that the Cantonese people are very familiar with. They are a must-have pastry dish in the morning and evening tea markets in Lingnan. The skin of shrimp dumplings is soft, white in color, crystal clear, soft, tough and refreshing. The filling is vaguely visible; the filling is delicious, the shape is exquisite, and the taste is fresh and mellow. It is called the three unique things by colleagues from other provinces.

If you want to mention the representative snacks of Guangdong, I think the first thing that everyone will think of is shrimp dumplings. A thin layer of dough wraps fresh shrimps, one bite at a time. The shape is like the moon, with fresh shrimps, pork and bamboo shoots wrapped inside. The most prominent thing now is the shrimp dumplings with only one shrimp. The refreshing shrimps are paired with a little bit of soup, which is really perfect. ah.

Origin It is said that shrimp dumplings were invented in a restaurant in the suburbs of Guangzhou. ?It is said that this restaurant was located next to the river at that time, and it was often used to prepare dishes with fresh fish and shrimps from the river. Restaurants in the old days were not as standard as today's. They were generally family workshops, but they also had different characteristics, and many famous dishes were often born from them. The same goes for this restaurant. Although the owner is a rough cook, there is no shortage of diners because of the fresh ingredients.

One day, a diner ate dumplings in a restaurant. After finishing the meal, he felt that they were delicious, but he always felt that they were not enough, so he said to the waiter: If cooked starch (starch powder) is used to make the dumpling skin, the dumpling skin will be better. Soft, tough and translucent, the shrimp filling is faint, and the color, flavor and flavor are all present.

The restaurant manager didn’t believe it: How can you see the meat filling in the dumplings? The diners were snubbed and left with a sneer. The manager of the restaurant suddenly repented and hurriedly debugged the problem himself according to the law. As expected, customers came in like a cloud. Neighboring restaurants heard the news and followed suit, and shrimp dumplings were born. Shrimp dumplings are a specialty snack that Cantonese people are very familiar with. They are a must-have pastry dish in Lingnan’s morning and evening tea markets. The skin of shrimp dumplings is soft, white in color, translucent, soft, tough and refreshing. The fillings inside the dumplings are vaguely visible; The heart is delicious, the shape is exquisite, and the taste is fresh and mellow, so it is called the three best by colleagues from other provinces.