Guotie

Guotie are a northern Chinese style dumpling popular as a street food , appetizer , or side order in Chinese cuisine. Guotie differs from pan fried dumplings, or jianjiao , in that the shape of guotie is usually elongated and the two ends are often left open. Guotie is sometimes served on a dim sum menu, but may be offered independently. The filling for both guotie and jianjiao usually contains pork (sometimes chicken , or beef in Muslim areas), cabbage (or Napa cabbage and sometimes spinach ), scallions (spring or green onions ), ginger , Chinese rice wine or cooking wine, and sesame seed oil . In southern China, the term "guotie" is often used as a synonym for the typical jianjiao rather than referring to a particular variety of it.