Crab Rangoon
| Type | Dumpling |
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| Course | Appetizer |
| Place of origin | United States |
| Main ingredients | Wonton wrapper, cream cheese, crab meat or imitation crab meat, scallions, garlic |
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| Chinese | 蟹角 | ||||||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | xiè jiǎo | ||||||||||
| Cantonese Yale | háaih gok | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Crab horn | ||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 炸蟹角 | ||||||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | zhá xiè jiǎo | ||||||||||
| Cantonese Yale | ja háaih gok | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Fried crab horn | ||||||||||
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| Second alternative Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 蟹仰光 | ||||||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | xiè yǎng guāng | ||||||||||
| Cantonese Yale | háaih yéuhng gwōng | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Crab Rangoon | ||||||||||
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Crab Rangoon, sometimes called crab puffs, crab rangoon puffs, crab ragoons, cheese wontons, or cream cheese rangoons, are filled crisp dumpling appetizers served primarily in American Chinese restaurants.