By Yash Lakhan
November 16th, 2023
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Asian cuisine is famous for many things including its love for dumplings. Chinese cuisine has a wide range of dumplings with different fillings ranging from meat to veggies. The options are endless as you can always customise the dumplings according to your preferences. But there are seven Chinese dumplings that are loved by everyone. Keep reading to know more.
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Pronounced as "jow-zee," these crescent-shaped are made from wheat with pork, cabbage and scallion filling.
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Pronounced as "ha-gow," these are oval- or crescent-shaped dumplings filled with shrimp, bamboo shoots and pork fat with a translucent wrapper.
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Also known as soup dumplings, these purse-shaped are filled with cooked pork. They are usually served as a part of the traditional Chinese dim sum brunch.
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Bao zi is the umbrella term for dumplings. Char siu bao, which are barbecued pork-filled buns, are a popular variation of bao zi.
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Siu mai is a spherical basket-shaped dumpling with an open top fashioned from a thin wrapping of wheat dough.
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A typical wonton is made using wheat flour dough. It usually has a filling of ground shrimp and pork.
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Very similar to xiao long bao, sheng jian bao is cooked partially in a skillet filled with water and has a golden-brown colour.
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