Dumplingsoriginand development Dumplings are one of the major foods eaten during the Chinese New Year and year round in the northern provinces. They look like the golden ingots yuan bao,which was used during the Ming Dynasty for money. Chinese invented dumpling about 1,800 years ago. Its a traditional food loved by Chinese people.Types Boiled dumplings: (shuijiao) literally water dumplings . Steamed dumplings: (zhengjiao) literally steam- dumpling . Shallow fried dumplings (jianjiao) “pan stick”
