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Soup dumplings from Tasty Moment in Edison, NJ

Soup dumplings from Tasty Moment in Edison, NJ (Lauren Musni | NJ Advance Media)Lauren Musni

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Originating in northern China during the Han Dynasty (206 B.C. to 220 A.D.), dumplings are, in the most basic sense, cooked dough surrounding some sort of filling. Dumplings can come in various shapes and forms such as wontons, baos, soup dumplings, shumai and several other varieties.

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