Crab Rangoon

Crab rangoons
TypeDumpling
CourseAppetizer
Place of originUnited States
Main ingredientsWonton wrapper, cream cheese, crab meat or imitation crab meat, scallions, garlic
Crab Rangoon
Chinese
Hanyu Pinyinxiè jiǎo
Cantonese Yaleháaih gok
Literal meaningCrab horn
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyinxiè jiǎo
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanizationháaih gok
Alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Hanyu Pinyinzhǎ xiè jiǎo
Cantonese Yaleja háaih gok
Literal meaningFried crab horn
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyinzhǎ xiè jiǎo
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanizationja háaih gok
Second alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese仰光
Hanyu Pinyinxiè yǎng guāng
Cantonese Yaleháaih yéuhng gwōng
Literal meaningCrab Rangoon
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyinxiè yǎng guāng
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanizationháaih yéuhng gwōng

Crab Rangoon, sometimes called crab puffs,[1] crab rangoon puffs, cheese wontons, or cream cheese rangoons,[2] are filled crisp dumpling appetizers[3] served primarily in American Chinese restaurants.[1][2]

  1. ^ a b López-Alt, J. Kenji (2011). "Crab Rangoons (Crab Puffs) With Sweet and Sour Sauce Recipe". Serious Eats. Serious Eats Inc. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Crab Rangoon (Cream Cheese Wontons)". Rasa Malaysia. Bee Interactive Corp. March 5, 2015. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Parkinson 2003 p. 36 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).