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Who Actually Invented Dumplings?
https://www.easternstandardtimes.com/episode/explains-dumplings
Which country actually invented dumplings? You’d probably think it’s China but historians have traced dumplings to Central Asia and the migration of Turkic people. It’s said that Turkic and Mongol tradesmen and horsemen traveled across Asia in cold winters carrying ‘mantu’, which we now call dumplings. That’s because 1600’s England called this delicious dough pocket ‘dumpling’, a sophisticated derivative of ‘lump’.
In fact, when it comes to the origins of mantu, historians encourage us to look at language. Most Asian cultures call the dumpling how the Turks originally did–Koreans call it mandu, Greek people call it manti, Afghans call it mantu, and Chinese people call it mantou too. But the origins aren’t the only debatable part of the convo–who has the best dumplings?
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Who Actually Invented Dumplings?
https://www.easternstandardtimes.com/episode/explains-dumplings
Which country actually invented dumplings? You’d probably think it’s China but historians have traced dumplings to Central Asia and the migration of Turkic people. It’s said that Turkic and Mongol tradesmen and horsemen traveled across Asia in cold winters carrying ‘mantu’, which we now call dumplings. That’s because 1600’s England called this delicious dough pocket ‘dumpling’, a sophisticated derivative of ‘lump’.
In fact, when it comes to the origins of mantu, historians encourage us to look at language. Most Asian cultures call the dumpling how the Turks originally did–Koreans call it mandu, Greek people call it manti, Afghans call it mantu, and Chinese people call it mantou too. But the origins aren’t the only debatable part of the convo–who has the best dumplings?
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00:00 Which country actually invented dumplings?
00:02 Historians trace the origins of dumplings
00:05 to Central Asia and the migration of Turkic people.
00:08 The Turks, related to the Mongols,
00:10 started conquering China in early 4th century.
00:13 And it's said that Turkic and Mongol tradesmen
00:16 and horsemen traveled across Asia in cold winters
00:20 carrying mantu, which we now call dumplings.
00:23 The frozen or dried mantu would quickly boil over campfires.
00:27 It fed a lot of people.
00:29 In fact, it spread as food for poorer people.
00:33 The Italian, Spaniards, and Portuguese
00:35 are said to have gotten the idea of stuffed dough parcels
00:38 through Arab conquerors and traders
00:40 bringing along with them stuffed dough from the Middle East.
00:44 Dumplings are not only adored and here to stay,
00:47 they're constantly evolving.
00:49 But you know it's not evolving.
00:50 The rules on how to eat them--
00:52 never with a fork.
00:54 (upbeat music)