Each wonton is made with a thin 10cm square lye-water pastry wrapper (made of wheat flour, water, salt, and lye) and filled with savory minced meat. The filling is typically made of minced pork, coarsely diced shrimp, finely minced ginger, finely minced onions, sesame oil and soy sauce. Wontons can be served in soup or deep fried with rice or noodles. Although commonly referred as "dumplings", wontons should really be classified as a kind of filled pasta more similar to the Italian tortellini or ravioli.