一探蕭家大餛飩 / Checking out Xiao Jia Big Wontons

又到了去醫院探病的時間，之前心血來潮，在網路上查看附近有無名店，找到了這家專賣餛飩的店家，餛飩的起源，一般認為是在漢代，是一種以麵粉薄皮內包肉餡的食物，福建稱之「扁食」，廣東稱之「雲吞」，四川稱之「抄手」，又是一種內容相似而名稱不同的食物。

店家主打餛飩，因為是老店，開超過三十多年，有多種組合來滿足顧客的需求，有餛飩加魚丸，讓口感更豐富，有餛飩加魚丸，會更有飽足感，有餛飩加湯圓，會更有變化，網路上推薦的組合餐是湯圓加餛飩加魚丸，一次把店家的招牌菜色，一網打盡。

當我到達時，還要排隊個幾分鐘，好險很快就入座，店內人潮滿滿，一位難求，看來這家店，生意好的不得了，點了份餛飩，試試味道，咬下一口，外皮柔滑，內餡多汁，豬肉的香氣混合著蔥花與調味料的味道，在口中慢慢散開，味道可以，另外點了一份肉丸，內餡是絞肉與筍絲，外皮炸的Q彈有咬勁，淋上特調醬汁，整顆肉丸吃起來甜甜鹹鹹，蠻好吃的，是一次不採雷的探店經驗。

It was time to visit someone in the hospital again. On a whim, I went online to see if there were any hidden gem food spots nearby, and I found this wonton specialty shop. Wontons are generally believed to date back to the Han Dynasty. They’re made with thin flour wrappers filled with minced meat. In Fujian, they’re called Bian Shi, in Guangdong they’re called Wonton, and in Sichuan they’re called Chao Shou. Basically, it’s the same kind of food, just with different names depending on the region.

The shop mainly focuses on wontons. It’s an old restaurant that’s been open for over 30 years, and they offer different combo options to meet customers’ needs. For example, wontons with fish balls for more texture, wontons with fish balls for a more filling meal, and wontons with tangyuan (glutinous rice balls) for more variety. The combo most recommended online is tangyuan + wontons + fish balls, which basically lets you try all of the shop’s signature items in one meal.

When I arrived, I had to line up for a few minutes, but luckily I got seated pretty quickly. The place was packed and seats were hard to find, so business must be really good. I ordered a bowl of wontons to try first. When I took a bite, the wrapper was smooth and soft, and the filling was juicy. The pork flavor mixed with scallions and seasoning slowly spread in my mouth. It tasted pretty good. I also ordered a meatball. The filling was minced pork mixed with bamboo shoots, and the outside was fried, giving it a chewy, bouncy texture. With their special sauce on top, the meatball tasted sweet and savory. Overall, it was a solid food spot; definitely not a disappointing find.

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