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	== See also ==		== See also ==
			* [[Hong You Chao Shou]]
	* [[Wonton Noodles]]		* [[Wonton Noodles]]
	* [[Jiaozi]]		* [[Jiaozi]]

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	\|description=Wontons are thin-skinned filled dumplings served in soup, with noodles, or ~~fried~~.		\|description=Wontons are thin-skinned Chinese filled dumplings served in soup, with noodles, or with chili-oil dressings.
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	\| image = Wonton.jpg		\| image = Wonton.jpg
	\| caption = Wonton		\| caption = Wonton
	\| alternate_name = Huntun; wonton dumpling; ~~Chinese wonton~~		\| alternate_name = Huntun; wonton dumpling; wantan; yuntun; chaoshou (Sichuan)
	\| pinyin = Húntun		\| pinyin = Húntun
	\| type = Dumpling		\| type = Dumpling
	\| course = Soup / snack		\| course = Soup / snack / noodle topping
	\| country = China		\| country = China
	\| region = Pan-China (Cantonese / northern ~~variants~~)		\| region = Pan-China (Cantonese / northern / Sichuan names)
	\| other = ~~Filled wrappers in soup or fried~~		\| other = Thin-wrapper filled dumplings
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	'''Wonton''' (Simplified Chinese: 馄饨; Traditional Chinese: 餛飩; Pinyin: ''Húntun''; Cantonese: ''~~wonton~~'') are thin-skinned dumplings usually ~~filled with seasoned meat~~ and served in broth, with noodles, or ~~fried~~.<ref name="wp">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonton English Wikipedia]</ref>		'''Wonton''' (Simplified Chinese: 馄饨; Traditional Chinese: 餛飩; Pinyin: ''Húntun''; Cantonese: ''wàhn tān'' / 云吞) are thin-skinned filled dumplings, usually pork and/or shrimp, served in broth, with noodles, or dressed with chili oil. English “wonton” follows the Cantonese pronunciation that dominated early overseas Chinese restaurants; Mandarin speakers say huntun, Sichuan menus often say '''chāoshǒu''', and Fujian/Taiwan speech may use '''biǎnshí'''-family names—all pointing to the same broad dumpling type with local shapes and fillings.<ref name="wp">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonton English Wikipedia: Wonton]</ref>

	== Characteristics ==		== Characteristics ==

	~~Skins~~ are ~~thinner~~ and ~~often silkier~~ than many northern ~~jiaozi wrappers~~; ~~folding styles vary.~~ Cantonese shrimp wontons ~~are~~ a ~~tea-house and noodle-shop classic;~~ northern huntun ~~may be~~ smaller and soup-~~focused~~.		Wrappers are typically thin squares that turn silky or semi-translucent in boiling water—thinner and quicker-cooking than many northern [[Jiaozi]] skins. Folds range from simple gathered pouches to “ingot” shapes; Cantonese shrimp wontons emphasize a plump seafood bite, while many northern huntun are smaller and broth-forward. Sichuan chaoshou are often eaten “dry” with chili oil rather than only in clear soup.<ref name="wp" /><ref name="sh">[https://touch.shio.gov.cn/jsp/jrsh_detail_en.jsp?id=7308 Touch Shanghai: regional huntun eating notes]</ref>

			Deep-fried cream-cheese “crab rangoon” is an American restaurant invention and should not be treated as Chinese huntun practice. Light pan-frying for crisp edges exists in some Chinese shops; wholesale deep-frying as the default is more takeaway fusion than home grammar.<ref name="sh" />

	== Ingredients (overview) ==		== Ingredients (overview) ==

	Wheat wrappers, minced pork ~~and/or~~ shrimp, aromatics~~, and~~ clear or ~~seasoned~~ broth. ~~Chili oil condiments~~ appear ~~in some regions~~.		Wheat wonton wrappers; minced pork, shrimp, or mixed fillings with aromatics; clear bone or seafood broth, or chili-oil / sesame dressings. Leafy greens and egg noodles appear when the order is [[Wonton Noodles]].

	== History and culture ==		== History and culture ==

	~~Wontons~~ are ~~pan~~-Chinese ~~with strong~~ Cantonese ~~visibility~~ through [[Wonton Noodles]] and [[Hong Kong Food]] noodle shops. ~~They relate~~ to ~~but~~ are ~~distinct from [[Jiaozi]] and [[Shengjianbao]]~~.		Secondary food histories summarize early Chinese filled “bing” talk (including Western Han citations) and note that wonton and jiaozi names were more clearly split by the Tang period; Tang-era finds of dumpling-like foods along Silk Road routes are sometimes mentioned in the same soft framing. Treat precise invention dates as '''uncertain'''; what is solid is a long Chinese habit of thin-skinned boiled dumplings that later specialized regionally.<ref name="wp" /><ref name="zh">[https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%A6%84%E9%A5%A8 Chinese Wikipedia: 馄饨]</ref>

			Cantonese and Hong Kong noodle shops made shrimp wonton globally recognizable through [[Wonton Noodles]] and [[Hong Kong Food]] cha chaan / noodle-shop culture. Jiangnan huntun houses, Beijing soup stalls, and Sichuan chili-oil chaoshou counters show how the same wrapper idea carries different breakfast and late-night roles.


			Vendor craft shows in wrapper thinness, fold tightness, and broth clarity. Over-thick skins read as jiaozi; broken skins cloud the soup. Hong Kong noodle shops often judge a wonton by shrimp snap and a broth that smells of dried seafood and pork bones without turning milky. Northern huntun stalls may keep a lighter bone broth and smaller mince fills meant to be eaten by the dozen.

			Festival and family tables sometimes serve huntun at Dongzhi or as a light late-night bowl; those calendar hooks are regional habits, not a single national rule. Diaspora menus that list “wonton soup” as a starter usually mean the Cantonese clear-soup plate rather than Sichuan chili-oil chaoshou.

	== Serving and variations ==		== Serving and variations ==

	In soup, over noodles~~, or fried~~. ~~See~~ [[~~Wonton Noodles~~]], [[~~Jiaozi~~]], and [[~~Dim Sum~~]].		In soup; over noodles; chili-oil “dry”; occasional light fry. Keep distinct from [[Jiaozi]], [[Siu Mai]], and [[Shengjianbao]]. See [[Wonton Noodles]] for the Cantonese noodle-plate grammar.

	== See also ==		== See also ==

	* [[Wonton Noodles]]		* [[Wonton Noodles]]
	* [[Jiaozi]]		* [[Jiaozi]]
			* [[Siu Mai]]
	* [[Dim Sum]]		* [[Dim Sum]]
	* [[Hong Kong Food]]		* [[Hong Kong Food]]

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| image = Wonton.jpg
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'''Wonton''' (Simplified Chinese: 馄饨; Traditional Chinese: 餛飩; Pinyin: ''Húntun''; Cantonese: ''wonton'') are thin-skinned dumplings usually filled with seasoned meat and served in broth, with noodles, or fried.<ref name="wp">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonton English Wikipedia]</ref>

== Characteristics ==

Skins are thinner and often silkier than many northern jiaozi wrappers; folding styles vary. Cantonese shrimp wontons are a tea-house and noodle-shop classic; northern huntun may be smaller and soup-focused.

== Ingredients (overview) ==

Wheat wrappers, minced pork and/or shrimp, aromatics, and clear or seasoned broth. Chili oil condiments appear in some regions.

== History and culture ==

Wontons are pan-Chinese with strong Cantonese visibility through [[Wonton Noodles]] and [[Hong Kong Food]] noodle shops. They relate to but are distinct from [[Jiaozi]] and [[Shengjianbao]].

== Serving and variations ==

In soup, over noodles, or fried. See [[Wonton Noodles]], [[Jiaozi]], and [[Dim Sum]].

== See also ==

* [[Wonton Noodles]]
* [[Jiaozi]]
* [[Dim Sum]]
* [[Hong Kong Food]]
* [[Chinese Snack]]
* [[List of dishes (A-Z)]]

== References ==

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