hk best dim sum: types of chinese dumplings
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Dumplings is one of the most famous dishes that are served in many traditional chinese restaurant in hong kong. But, did you know that there are different types of dumplings. It is merely distinguish with its fillings, shapes and texture. Also read the "9 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT DUMPLINGS" here:http://bit.ly/1y8cPN4TRANSCRIPT
Different Types of Chinese
Dumplings
What is dumplings?Chinese dumpling is one of the most famous foods in China, especially in the Northern part. They considered eating and making dumpling as a very important part of their New Year's Eve in Spring Festival. There are different kinds and types of dumplings that depends on what fillings are used. Here are the list of these dumplings:
JIAOZIJiaozi is a kind of dumplings with a crescent shape and a pleated edges. It is usually filled with meat and vegetables. But, in some more cases, Jiaozi filling can be a shrimp or even a winter melon. It can be cooked by boiling, fried and steamed.
Gow GeesGow gees is like Jiaozi, it is also made with vegetables or meat fillings. Jiaozi and Gow Gees are so much alike from the fillings and the shape of its wholeness, it also mean in Cantonese as the Romanization of the Mandarin.
Har GowYou can easily identify a Har Gow from the other dumplings. Since it has a smooth shiny skin and nearly transparent. Wheat starch is used in making Har Gow dough, you cannot get the same texture if you use a flour and a water dough and a wonton paper.
PotstickersPotstickers are very famous for how it is cooked. Since the ways of cooking this is too pan-fried the first side and steamed the second side. In serving Potstickers, the pan-fried side is always shown at the top .
Siu MaiSiu Mai can merely distinguish in its unique shape compare to other dumplings. The shape show alike with a basket and a cup and the filling showing on its top. It is traditional to be filled with meat or prawns. It is normally wrapped in a circle cut wonton wrappers.
Steamed Buns
This type of dumplings are called as buns since its unique design shows as the filling meat or seafood are wrapped wholly and gather up into several folds for steaming.
Dumplings are one of the most famous dish in China and even in some of the Asian countries. Chinese believed that dumplings are symbol of wealth, and a part of tradition since it represents prosperity and good wealth.
Savour these amazing dumplings with a glass of tea from Hong Kong Mott32, a traditional Chinese restaurant that served the most famous dumplings in town. Also try their taro dumplings and dumplings with pork, shrimp and peanuts.
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