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Food Trivia Question from the Oriental Oasis Newsletter

TRIVIA QUESTION: What Asian food item translates literally into "swallowing a cloud?"

TRIVIA ANSWER: A literal translation of the word wonton is "swallowing a cloud", and wontons floating in soup do often resemble tiny clouds. Check here for a photo instructions on brief article on filling and folding wontons.

Recipe: Won Ton Soup

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