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ive been intrested in oriental dishes for a while but ive never tried a wun tun and have always been intrested in knowing what it was, could someone explain what it is please

2007-04-01 05:48:25 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink Ethnic Cuisine

20 answers

Won ton is a dumpling kinda resemble tortellini.

However, I swear the fried one and steamed ones are NOT wonton. Fried ones are called potstickers and steamed ones are either "bao zi" (with yeast in the dough) or just plain "dumplings" (without yeast).

Won ton is always boiled in a soup.

2007-04-01 09:42:41 · answer #1 · answered by Astrid Nannerl 6 · 2 0

A wun (or won) ton starter is a deep-fried Chinese "ravioli";
a small prawn or other meat-ball is placed inside a wun (or won) ton wrapper which is a round bit of Chinese pasta dough.

If this ravioli is steamed, it becomes the basic ingredient for the soup of the same name;
when deep fried, it is an appetiser served with a sweet-sour sauce for dipping.

Give it a try! Cheers

2007-04-02 09:54:26 · answer #2 · answered by dworld_1999 5 · 0 0

It's a type of dumpling that is steamed or fried. most popular is the fried one. Can be stuffed with pork, shrimp, beef, chicken or vegetables and chinese seasonings.
The skins are made of an egg based dough and rolled into flat squares. The meat is places in the centre, then the squares is fold once (corner to corner), like a triangle and the a bit of water is up on the edge to seal it. Then it is folded again but not sealed. It is then steamed or thown into hot oil. If steamed this can be for 3-5 mins then removed and served with a garlic sauce. If fried it is fried until crispy and golden. It can be served with soy sauce or vinegar sauce for dipping.

2007-04-01 12:57:31 · answer #3 · answered by MIss T 3 · 2 0

Won tons are savoury dumplings (usually pork, shrimp and veg), that go in won ton soup. An American cook decided to deep fry them instead and serve them with a dipping sauce. So the Western world enjoys them that way more than any other. That is why most Chinese restaurants serve them deep fried as as starter or as dim-sum, because they are catering for the masses. Not all dishes served in the restaurants are native or authentic to Chinese cooking.

2007-04-01 19:13:15 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 1 0

There is absolutely no way that a wonton, whether steamed or fried, can be compared to a calzone (a pizza which has been folded over) or an empanada. Wonton wrappers are small and delicate, they can be filled with any normal Chinese filling and then steamed or deep fried. Mostly served as dim sum.
They can easily be picked up whole with chopsticks. Try doing that with a calzone pizza or an empanada!
Chopsticks really refine the way one eats.

2007-04-01 15:50:15 · answer #5 · answered by cymry3jones 7 · 0 0

Do you mean a wonton? It is very delicious. It is like a dumpling, with an almost pasta-like outside. It generally has a filling of meat and vegetables. Most Americans choose a filling such as pork and cabbage or shrimp. It can sort of be compared to a Spanish empanada or an Italian calzone. Wontons are generally steamed or fried.

2007-04-01 12:57:58 · answer #6 · answered by Busta 5 · 0 0

wun tuns are like dumplings, but they are not steamed or fried. they are usually served in a soup but their skins would be a little thinner than dumplings.
as the person before me said, fried would be pot-stickers, basically dumplings fried, and steamed would be bao zi, which is actually like a bread, a bun with meat inside.

2007-04-01 17:27:11 · answer #7 · answered by babiixstar 2 · 0 0

I think you mean Won Ton.
It is something like a dumpling (steamed) but has fillings like spinach or seafood.
Went to a fab place in London last week called Ping Pong where you just order lots of different ones and they all come in little baskets with side dishes of soy sauce and chilli etc. Super yummy!!

2007-04-01 12:58:58 · answer #8 · answered by bottomburps 4 · 0 0

I'm vietnamese and we have won ton at home. I suppose it does originate from China since a lot of our foods come from there (and the french!). We eat it in a soup and they are dumplings...usually with minced meat and/or minced prawns in it. Sometimes it has small strands of noodles. They are small and bite sized. I actually thought the actually pasta type square thing the wrap it in was the won ton, but I suppose they make that thing specifically for the won ton

2007-04-01 21:50:12 · answer #9 · answered by Matt 2 · 0 0

Won ton is a dumpling. Can contain ground pork, chopped up shrimp, green onion, water chestnuts, little bit of soy sauce (whatever you like) in a small pastry wrap.

It comes in the following forms:
Deep fried (usually dip it in a sweet and sour sauce) and sometimes it is deep fried and then placed in a soup. Super good tasting but probably not as healthy.

Steamed (eat it plain or dipped in soy or hot sauce).

In a soup (won ton soup) or it comes with noodles in a soup (won ton noodle soup).

2007-04-01 15:01:32 · answer #10 · answered by Lynda 7 · 0 0

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