Gyoza wrapper molding machine and gyoza wrapper material lump

A molding machine configured to mold a gyoza wrapper by rolling a gyoza wrapper material lump, the molding machine comprising:

• a first roller configured to roll the gyoza wrapper material lump toward a lower side in a vertical direction so as to form a semi-finished product having an approximately elliptical shape;
• a direction changing device comprising a pendulum, and arranged on a lower side of the first roller in the vertical direction, wherein the pendulum comprises a fulcrum portion thereof and an edge receiving portion arranged at a position on a lower side of the fulcrum portion of the pendulum in the vertical direction closer to a central portion side of the first roller than a position immediately below the fulcrum portion, and configured to receive a front edge of the semi-finished product, and wherein, when the semi-finished product is received by the edge receiving portion, the pendulum changes a direction of the semi-finished product;
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• a second roller arranged on the lower side of the first roller in the vertical direction, and configured to roll the semi-finished product with the direction thus changed by the direction changing device toward the lower side in the vertical direction, so as to form a gyoza wrapper.