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- Usually dipped in soy-vinegar dipping sauce
- Eaten during Chinese New Year
- Cantonese dumplings used for dim sum
- Also called: Gyoza, potstickers, jiaozi, mandu
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Chinese dumplings or jiaozi, called gyoza in Japan and mandu in Korea, are made by wrapping a meat or vegetable filling in a flat dough which is crimped together around the edges. The dumplings are then either pan fried, boiled, or steamed. The version served at dim sum uses a thinner wrapper that is almost see-through.
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Traditions
While eaten year-round as well, Chinese dumplings are traditionally eaten at Chinese New Year due to their shape, which symbolizes wealth. Sometimes families will hide a coin in a dumpling when making them for the holidays; the person who finds it will have good luck for the year.




