Classic Wonton Soup

This dish, so familiar to patrons of Chinese restaurants in the West, is an authentic Chinese classic that somehow managed to avoid being corrupted beyond recognition. Why this is so is unclear. Of course, wontons are small dumplings, and dumplings in any form, whether fried, poached or steamed, are universally popular. Perhaps it is simply that they sell themselves as they are, and Chinese chefs wisely stayed with the original.

At their best, wontons are filled with savoury meats,