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懒人极简版：
各种「有/没有馅料的团子」都是Dumplings。
我国周边国家遍布着古代带馅「馒头」的远房亲戚。
以金字塔命名的Samosas是印度的国民美食。
暖乎乎的汤团Dumplings点亮了欧洲和北美人民艰苦的岁月。
记得多年前刚去新西兰的时候，和一帮同学去吃饺子。小编随口问道：「饺子的英文就是Jiaozi吧？」同学们立刻嘲笑道：「饺子有英文名，是Dumplings！」从那时起，小编就认为Dumplings=饺子。
没想到，就在一周前，一次无意间的搜索彻底打破了这个认知。
世界上竟然有超过一百种不同的Dumplings，几乎每个国家都有独特的Dumplings,有的国家还拥有不止一种。
所以，Dumplings到底是什么？今天小编就带大家探秘庞大Dumplings家族的冰山一角...
虽然全世界的每种Dumplings都有独特的历史，但它们大多诞生于逆境。富人可以毫不犹豫地吞下一整块肉，穷人却要省吃俭用，绞尽脑汁用一块肉满足一大家人的「馋虫」。
Dumplings=一点「平庸的食材」+很大的「让家人吃好一点的决心」+很多的「生活的压力激发出的创造力」。
尽管世界各地的Dumplings千差万别，但它们有一个共同点——它们都带着朴实的温暖。向世界各地的人们提起Dumplings，他们想到的绝不是功名利禄，是旧日与朋友相伴的欢笑，是家乡小饭馆熟悉的嘈杂，是儿时与全家人围坐桌前，心中的温暖与踏实...
浮华世界里，请好好珍藏与Dumplings相关的暖心回忆。
作者：王莎
插图绘制：王莎
本文来自[食事天下]
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