龙抄手 (Lóngchāoshǒu) · Longchaoshou wontons

Meanings

1 Longchaoshou wontons
2 Longchaoshou (Chengdu wonton restaurant)

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About the dish

川菜 Sichuan · 小吃 Snack

The name of a Chengdu wonton restaurant, used on menus for its style of wonton: thin wrappers around minced pork, in a white, rich broth of chicken, duck and pork or dressed in red chili oil (红油抄手).

Usually contains wheat

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Examples

HSK 6

到成都一定要去龙抄手吃碗红油抄手。

Dào Chéngdū yídìng yào qù Lóngchāoshǒu chī wǎn hóngyóu chāo shǒu.

When you're in Chengdu you have to go to Longchaoshou for a bowl of chili-oil wontons.

HSK 7-9

龙抄手是成都的老字号。

Lóngchāoshǒu shì Chéngdū de lǎozìhào.

Longchaoshou is an old-established Chengdu brand.

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culture

龙抄手 was founded in 1941 and named after the original founders' meeting place - 'Nong Gai Zhi Shi' (浓花茶园) - with 龙 chosen as a near-homophone of 浓. 抄手 is Sichuan's word for 馄饨 (wonton); the shop's signature is 红油抄手, wontons in chili oil.