Bianshi Wontons 扁食
Bianshi Wontons is featured among the local specialties of Taiwan.
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Bianshi Wontons (扁食) refer to the thin-skinned filled dumplings called bianshi in Taiwan (臺灣) and southern Fujian (福建). Yuli (玉里), in Hualien County (花蓮縣), is one of the island's noted places for wontons.
How it is made
A thin flour wrapper encloses the filling. It becomes translucent when cooked and needs less cooking time than a thicker dumpling wrapper. Bianshi has a tradition of pounding the meat filling with a mallet; mechanical mincing is also common in wonton making.
Where it comes from
Bianshi is the name used in the Southern Min speech of Quanzhou (泉州), Zhangzhou (漳州) and Xiamen (廈門), as well as Taiwan. Postwar migrants brought other regional names to the island, where huntun (餛飩), yuntun (雲吞) and chaoshou (抄手) are also used.
Chinese Wikipedia places Yuli wontons alongside Wenzhou-style large wontons in Taipei (臺北) and Ligang (里港) wontons in Pingtung County (屏東縣) as three well-known Taiwanese traditions.
Sources & reading
Written from the linked sources and fact-checked against them on 2026-09-26. Recipes and servings vary between kitchens.