The jiaozi – or Chinese dumpling – originated 1800 years ago ... jiaozi resemble the gold or silver ingots used in ancient China, and because of this, they have come to symbolise wealth.
In Hong Kong and southern China, the small glutinous rice dumplings known as tangyuan or tong yuen (literally “soup balls” in Mandarin and Cantonese respectively) are a staple at the winter ...