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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Journey to the Dumpling With two locations in the Sacramento region, Journey to the Dumpling offers customers a selection of Chinese cuisine, including salt-and-pepper spare ribs, chili wontons and xiaolongbao.
—Angela Rodriguez, Sacramento Bee, 24 Feb. 2024
Representative Ralph Norman, the Freedom Caucus House member from South Carolina, was eating wontons with his wife and grandson.
—Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2024
Don’t go home without trying the spicy wontons, and the black truffle pork Xiao long bao, which is so Vegas.
—Laura Parker, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024
Read This Next How to make perfect wontons Travel
A bouncy texture, thin skin and spring onion garnish are key to making these Chinese dumplings.
—Travel, 18 Jan. 2024
To put a new spin on classic slaw, top with Spanish peanuts and fried wontons.
—Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Jan. 2024
In a supporting role, letting the crispy wontons shine, is the punchy dressing of peach preserves, rice vinegar, sesame oil and chili powder.
—Eric Kim, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Oct. 2023
Chile oil wontons, fluttery as ghosts in their bowl, sport juicy fillings of shrimp and pork; octopus gets a massage of shrimp paste before a rope of it is charred on the grill and staged atop a Fresno chile emulsion.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 22 Sep. 2023
The oil is also often mixed with ground meat for dumplings or wontons.
—Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2023
Angela Rodriguez, Sacramento Bee, 24 Feb. 2024
Representative Ralph Norman, the Freedom Caucus House member from South Carolina, was eating wontons with his wife and grandson.
—Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2024
Don’t go home without trying the spicy wontons, and the black truffle pork Xiao long bao, which is so Vegas.
—Laura Parker, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024
Read This Next How to make perfect wontons Travel
A bouncy texture, thin skin and spring onion garnish are key to making these Chinese dumplings.
—Travel, 18 Jan. 2024
To put a new spin on classic slaw, top with Spanish peanuts and fried wontons.
—Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Jan. 2024
In a supporting role, letting the crispy wontons shine, is the punchy dressing of peach preserves, rice vinegar, sesame oil and chili powder.
—Eric Kim, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Oct. 2023
Chile oil wontons, fluttery as ghosts in their bowl, sport juicy fillings of shrimp and pork; octopus gets a massage of shrimp paste before a rope of it is charred on the grill and staged atop a Fresno chile emulsion.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 22 Sep. 2023
The oil is also often mixed with ground meat for dumplings or wontons.
—Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2023
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“Wonton.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wonton. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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