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Chinese Dumpling is a traditional food of china. They are based on flour and may include meet, vegetables. They may be cooked by boiling,steaming,frying or baking. Common dumping meet fillings include pork, mutton, beef,chicken,fish and shrimp, which are usually mixed with chopped vegetables. Popular vegetable fillings include cabbage,scallion,leek and garlic chives. Dumpings are eaten with a soy sauce-based dipping sauce that may include vinegar, garlic, ginger,rice wine,hot sauce and sesame oil.
The Chinese dumpling now enjoys worldwide popularity. Its history can be traced back to South and North Dynasty. There are two other reasons to eat dumplings: the dumpling's shape resembles the Chinese tael, which hopes to bring in wealth and treasures in next year. The second reason is that the dumplings have stuffing, in which people often put auspicious materials inside. In some places, people even put a clean coin into the dumplings, because they think the one who eats the coin will become wealthier. Nowadays, dumplings are the major food on New Year's Eve and the first meal on the first and the fifth day of New Year.
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