Fun guo
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 A steaming tray with three fun guo | |
| Alternative names | Chaozhou fun guo, fun quor, fun gor, fen guo, Chiu Chow dumpling, Teochew dumpling, hung gue, fun kor |
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| Course | Yum cha |
| Place of origin | Chaoshan area, Guangdong, Southern China |
| Created by | Teochew people |
| Main ingredients | Filling: chopped peanuts, garlic chives, ground pork, dried shrimp, dried radish and shiitake mushrooms Wrap: de-glutenized wheat flour, tapioca flour, and corn or potato starch |
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| Traditional Chinese | 潮州粉粿 | ||||||||||||||
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Fun guo, or Chaozhou fun guo, sometimes spelled fun quor, fun gor, fen guo, Chiu Chow dumpling, Teochew dumpling, or fun kor, is a variety of steamed dumpling[1] from the Chaoshan area of coastal eastern Guangdong, a province in Southern China.
Teochew cuisine
In the Chaozhou dialect of Min Nan, the dumplings are called hung gue (粉餜), but they are more widely known by their Cantonese name. They are also eaten in non-Chaozhou regions of Guangdong.
Hawaiian cuisine
In Hawaii, fun guo is known as pepeiao, the Hawaiian word for ear, named for its shape resembling an ear.
See also
References
- ^ Stone, A. (2009). Hong Kong. Con Cartina. Ediz. Inglese. Best Of Series. Lonely Planet. p. 22. ISBN 978-1-74220-514-4. Retrieved November 5, 2016.