China
Boiled Dumplings
饺子
Half-moon dumplings of pork and cabbage, chives or fennel in a rolled wheat wrapper, boiled and dipped in vinegar with garlic.
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Goubuli
狗不理包子
Tianjin's soup-filled pork buns, established in 1858 and hand-pleated ever since — a protected time-honoured brand eaten at its own restaurants.
Chengdu, China
Long Wontons in Chilli Oil
龙抄手
Thin-skinned pork wontons folded to a peak, served either in clear chicken broth or, more typically, red in chilli oil.
Tibet, China
Momos
ममः
Filled dumplings travelled through the Himalayan region and became a defining Nepali street food, steamed or fried and served with achar.
Shanghai, China
Pan-Fried Pork Buns
生煎包
Thick-skinned yeasted buns filled with pork and jellied stock, fried base-down in a flat pan with a splash of water, sesame and spring onion on top.
China
Png Kueh
饭粿
Pink peach-shaped rice cake stamped from a wooden mould, its glutinous rice filling seasoned with dried shrimp, mushroom and peanut, then pan-fried.
Guangdong, Hong Kong
Pork and Shrimp Siu Mai
烧卖
Open-topped dumplings of chopped pork and prawn in a thin yellow wheat wrapper, steamed and often crowned with roe or a dot of carrot.
China
Potstickers
锅贴
Dumplings fried flat-side down in a covered pan with a slurry of water and flour, which sets into a lace crust joining them together.
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.
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.
Jiangsu, China
Tangbao (Soup buns)
汤包
Soup dumplings: thin-skinned buns holding a spoonful of hot broth and pork filling.
China
Tibetan Momo Dumplings
མོག་མོག
Tibetan steamed dumplings filled with meat or vegetables, served with a spicy dip.
Chengdu, China
Zhong Dumplings
钟水饺
Pork dumplings served without soup under sweetened soy sauce, red chilli oil and mashed garlic.