plural wontons
: a small dumpling filled typically with meat, seafood, or vegetables and usually served boiled in soup or fried
Whenever you're making wontons, keep in mind that the filling should be well seasoned, but not to the point that the wontons are overly salted when tossed in the sauce or added to a bowl of soup.—
Bill Leung et al.
Bill Leung et al.… press the two sides of the wonton together tightly to enclose the filling and avoid any air pockets …—Hetty Lui McKinnon
compare gyoza, pot sticker
Hetty Lui McKinnonExamples of wonton in a Sentence
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Here, Chestnut came out on top after eating 380 shrimp wontons compared to Kobayashi’s 370 shrimp wontons.
—Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 2 Sep. 2024
Classic maki, nigiri and sashimi are fresh and beautifully presented, and starters like gyoza, creamy crab wontons and tuna tartare kick things off on a delicious note.
—Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 22 July 2024
What's your wonton Best New Food Contest winners Next week, the Iowa State Fair invited in media personalities, Blue Ribbon Foundation members, State Fair queens and more to determine the three dishes that will vie for the best new food at the State Fair.
—Susan Stapleton, USA TODAY, 10 July 2024
Modeled after crab rangoon, there's a pizza with wontons, sweet chili sauce and green onions.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 10 July 2024
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Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 2 Sep. 2024
Classic maki, nigiri and sashimi are fresh and beautifully presented, and starters like gyoza, creamy crab wontons and tuna tartare kick things off on a delicious note.
—Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 22 July 2024
What's your wonton Best New Food Contest winners Next week, the Iowa State Fair invited in media personalities, Blue Ribbon Foundation members, State Fair queens and more to determine the three dishes that will vie for the best new food at the State Fair.
—Susan Stapleton, USA TODAY, 10 July 2024
Modeled after crab rangoon, there's a pizza with wontons, sweet chili sauce and green onions.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 10 July 2024
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“Wonton.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wonton. Accessed 4 Oct. 2024.
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