Dumplings

🇵🇷Puerto Rico

Puerto Rican Pasteles

Pasteles

A masa of grated green banana, plantain and root vegetables spread on a banana leaf, filled with stewed pork, olives and chickpeas, tied and boiled.

🇷🇺Russian Far East, Russia

Pyanse

Пянсе

Steamed stuffed bun of the Koryo-saram Koreans of Sakhalin and Primorye: cabbage, meat and rice dough steamed pale and juicy.

🇰🇵Kaesong, North Korea

Pyonsu

편수

Square-shaped mandu (dumplings) popular in Kaesong; stuffed with seasoned meat and vegetables; the square shape distinguishes them from the round or crescent mandu of other regions; a Kaesong specialty reflecting the historic city's refined culinary tradition; served steamed or in soup.

🇵🇱Poland

Pyzy

Large, oval Polish potato dumplings, often stuffed with meat, twaróg, or mushrooms, boiled and served with bacon or onions. A rustic, hearty main dish.

🇦🇹Austria

Quark Dumplings

Topfenknödel

Sweet dumplings made with Topfen (Austrian quark), light and fluffy, often served with fruit compote or poppy seeds, a beloved dessert.

🇱🇺Luxembourg Moselle, Luxembourg

Quetscheklatzen

Plum-filled potato dumplings, a traditional Luxembourgish autumnal dish.

🇪🇨Sierra (Andean Highlands), Ecuador

Quimbolito

A steamed Ecuadorian corn cake wrapped in an achira leaf, sweet and moist with a delicate corn flavor. A breakfast or snack from the sierra.

🇳🇴Western Norway, Norway

Raspeball (Potato Dumpling)

Raspeball

A Norwegian potato dumpling of grated potatoes and barley or wheat flour, boiled and served with bacon, sausage, and rutabaga. A Western Norway and Thursday classic (komle-torsdag), a national and rustic staple, a hearty and comforting dish, a dumpling.

🇱🇨Saint Lucia

Saint Lucian Cornbread

Penmi

Snack made from cornmeal, sugar, spices such as cinnamon and nutmeg, and milk; traditionally wrapped in a banana leaf, tied with a string, and boiled; the contrast between sweet and cinnamony makes this a delectable dessert; a favourite to many; a Jounen Kwéyòl treat; the cornbread of Saint Lucia; a sweet, boiled cornmeal cake; a Creole specialty.

🇵🇬Papua New Guinea

Saksak

Sago Balls

Saksak is made from sago flour and ripe banana formed into dumplings, wrapped in leaves, and steamed until sticky before being served with coconut milk.

🇱🇧Lebanon

Shish Barak

شش برك

Tiny meat-filled dumplings simmered in a tangy garlic-and-mint yoghurt sauce, a Lebanese comfort dish of Ottoman origin.

🇭🇰Guangdong, Hong Kong

Shrimp Dumplings

虾饺

Whole prawns and bamboo shoot in a translucent wheat-and-tapioca starch wrapper, pleated and steamed in a bamboo basket.

🇺🇸United States

Slippery Dumplings

A Pennsylvania Dutch dumpling of flour and milk dropped into broth — soft, slick, and noodle-like.

🇸🇰Slovakia

Slivkové Gule

Slovak potato dough dumplings stuffed with whole plums, rolled in breadcrumbs fried in butter, dusted with sugar and cinnamon.

🇸🇰Slovakia

Slovak Pirohy

Pirohy

Boiled dough parcels stuffed with potato and onion, curd, sauerkraut or plum, dressed with butter, crumbs or bacon.

🇸🇮Slovenia

Slovenian Gnocchi

Krompirjevi njoki

Potato dumplings rolled small and served with goulash sauce or, in the sweet version, with breadcrumbs and cinnamon around a plum.

🇨🇳China

Soon Kueh

笋粿

Translucent steamed dumpling of wheat-starch skin filled with shredded bamboo shoot, turnip, dried shrimp and mushroom, eaten with dark soy and chilli.

🇨🇳Shanghai, China

Soup Dumplings

小笼包

Pleated dumplings holding pork and a set aspic that melts into hot soup during steaming, eaten from a small bamboo basket.

🇦🇹Trentino-Alto Adige, Austria

Spinach Dumplings

Spinatknödel

Dumplings made with spinach and cheese or bread, bright green color with good spinach flavor, served with brown butter, a savory variety.

🇩🇪Bavaria, Germany

Steamed Dumplings

Dampfnudeln

Yeast dough dumplings steamed in water, milk, and butter, then fried until a crispy crust forms on the bottom.

🇮🇩West Java, Indonesia

Steamed Fish Dumpling

Siomay

Steamed fish dumplings with tofu, egg, potato, and bitter melon, served with peanut sauce.

🇷🇪Reunion

Steamed Meat Dumpling

Bouchon

Small steamed meat bites of Asian inspiration; a dumpling of Chinese origin stuffed with minced meat; served with siaw (soy sauce); also typical is the bouchon sandwich; a TasteAtlas-listed must-try; the bouchon that is a Reunionese appetizer.

🇸🇰Central Slovakia, Slovakia

Strapačky

The same potato dumplings tossed with braised sauerkraut and pork cracklings instead of cheese — the everyday, cheaper counterpart.

🇫🇯Fiji

Sui

Cassava or flour dumplings dropped into a spiced coconut broth, sold in cups at markets.

🇦🇮Anguilla

Sweet Potato Dumplings

Ducuna

Individual sweet potato and raisin dumplings, wrapped in greaseproof paper and foil, boiled until firm; a traditional Anguillan dessert

🇬🇺Guam

Tamales Gisu

Tamales gisu is a red-and-white Chamorro tamale steamed in banana leaf, with a seasoned corn or rice masa and a savoury filling.

🇬🇺Guam

Tamales Mendioka

Tamales mendioka is a sweet cassava and tapioca tamale steamed in banana leaf until sticky and tender, a dessert form of the Chamorro tamale tradition.

🇵🇪Peru

Tamales Peruanos

Tamales

Peruvian tamales of corn dough filled with chicken or pork, olives and eggs, wrapped in banana leaves and steamed. A breakfast and holiday staple.

🇨🇳Jiangsu, China

Tangbao (Soup buns)

汤包

Soup dumplings: thin-skinned buns holding a spoonful of hot broth and pork filling.

🇬🇩Grenada

Tania Log

A Grenadian boiled pudding of grated tania (dasheen) and coconut, seasoned and wrapped in leaves, similar to a savory log. Tania log is a leaf-wrapped Grenadian dumpling or pudding log commonly served with saltfish.

🇸🇾Aleppo, Syria

Tatar burak

تتر بورك

Aleppo and Damascus versions of Tatar burak are meat-filled dumplings served with a tangy yoghurt sauce, distinct from smaller shish barak.

🇬🇪Tbilisi, Georgia

Tbilisi Khinkali

Კალაქური ხინკალი

The city version of the pleated dumpling: minced pork and beef with onion, garlic and coriander, twisted into a thick knot and boiled.

🇩🇪Thuringia, Germany

Thuringian Dumplings

Thüringer Klöße

Quintessential Thuringian potato dumplings made with grated raw and mashed cooked potatoes, filled with bread cubes.

🇨🇳China

Tibetan Momo Dumplings

མོག་མོག

Tibetan steamed dumplings filled with meat or vegetables, served with a spicy dip.

🇫🇯Fiji

Topoi

Topoi are flour or cassava dumplings cooked in coconut milk; the small pieces become soft and springy while the coconut broth turns gently sweet.

🇻🇺Vanuatu

Tuluk

Grated cassava dough wrapped around spiced minced meat (usually beef or pork), then steamed in banana leaves; Vanuatu's ultimate street food snack, resembling a tamale; sold at roadside stalls and markets for 300-500 VUV.