Types of dumplings in China

Prior to my arrival to China, I only knew about wonton and jiaozi, which I assumed to similar to pelmeni.

As it turned out, there is no end to the variations of dumplings, so here are some of the most common dumplings in China that I've come across so far!

饺子 - jiǎozi These are thin veggie or meat filled dumplings, and they can be steamed, boiled or fried but I've only tried the steamed variety so far which is pretty tasty. They somewhat resemble pelmeni, but the tast is noticeably different.

馄饨 - húntún (wonton) These dumplings are similar to jiǎozi but thinner and they're usually eaten in soup.

生煎包 - shēngjiānbāo These are slightly crispy, fried dumplings usually with a pork-filling。

锅贴 - guōtiē These dumplings are the crispy-ish type, deep-fried and steamed with various fillings like veggies and meat.

水饺 - shuǐjiǎo They're quite similar to the 锅贴, but these dumplings are boiled (note the 水) without the frying.

小笼包 - xiǎolóngbāo These are steamed buns, usually filled pork but they can also have other fillings like veggies and seafood.

Honourary mentions： These aren't dumplings, but they're adjacent enough imo.

肉包子 - ròubāozi These are biggish steamed buns with a meat filling. I have these for breakfast and they're really good.

菜包子 - càibāozi Same as the ròubāozi, but with veggies and also pretty tasty.

If I missed any, let me know which ones as I'm always looking to try new things!

making colorful jiaozi(chinese dumplings) by 心妹儿的慢生活

Homemade Potstickers (With Bacon Cheeseburger Filling!)

These potstickers are perfectly chewy and crispy on the outside, with a delicious juicy bacon cheeseburger filling you’ll love! The combination of savory bacon, melted gooey cheese with beef, pickles, and mustard wrapped in a crispy dumpling skin makes these cheeseburger dumplings the ultimate snack!

I have so many random photos on my phone, on Chinese New Year Eve and during New Year. As continuation from previous post, for non Chinese who are not familiar with Chinese New Year event.

1. Eight Treasure Tea: Raisins, Red Dates, Roses, Winter Gourd, Longans, Peanuts, Wolfberries, Tea. Imported from China. 2. Dried plum sweets.  3. Dim Sum. In the center is the best fried pork I’ve ever tasted.  4. Pork Dumpling (Jiao zi) 5. Mala Fried Noodles with pork slice. Mala is seasoning made from Sichuan chili and incorporate 5 spices: Star Anise, Fennel Seeds, Sichuan Peppercorns, Whole Cloves, Cinnamon Stick.     6. Braised Bamboo Shots, Braised Pig Intestine, Herbal Chicken, Seaweed.  7. Chrysanthemum Tea. Herbal drink for health, since my childhood.  8. Yu Sheng. I do not celebrate New Year with Yu Sheng this year. Yu Sheng is fish salad, celebrated by ethnic Chinese in Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia. The big portion is meant to be eaten together by several people with chopsticks.  9. Lion Dance. Performed by two people, jumping from one pole to another. By historically, there was a story of Emperor saved from nightmare by creature resembles lion dancing to chase away evil spirit in the Emperor’s dream. Afterwards, the Emperor declared the lion as the symbol of luck in China. The music is very loud, I warned you. 

And the last, of course, Ang Pao (Red Envelope) 

with money inside. Angpao is Hokkien Chinese language. Ang means red. Pao means envelope. Hong bao is the version in pinyin Mandarin Chinese language. 

The tradition of giving angpao by married couple to unmarried, even though the receiver is adult with stable income but unmarried, so yes, not for kids only. Unmarried adult with income is not allowed to give angpao. Giving angpao is meant to be showing care to others and sharing happiness to other people by giving fortune. Red colour is meant to chase away evil spirit and bringing luck in Chinese culture. 

𓎟𓎟 look I know db mystic adventure isn’t real or canon but Chiaotzu hit different after I finished it

Jiaozi - Lecker gefüllte chinesische Teigtaschen !

Viel Spaß mit #veda_food !

She hypnotized herself

16 ways to wrap jiaozi/Chinese dumplings (with English subtitles) - I use both no. 3 and no. 14 (and no. 6 but that always looks kind of ugly), but some of the others are so pretty, I really want to try them this year.

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wrapping qipao shaped jiaozi🥟(chinese dumplings) by 宁萌食光

Steam-frying dumplings

Instructions:

Heat-up oil in a pan, just enough to cover all surfaces.

Place dumplings, flat side on the bottom.

After the bottom side turns light brown (1-2min), pour in cold water— enough to cover 1/3 of the dumplings. Immediately cover with the lid.

Uncover when the water evaporates completely, or after 8 minutes.

Cook another 30 to 60 seconds to crisp up if preferred.

And of course, the TikTok post—

✿ 饺子 | Jiaozi ・餃子(ギョウザ)。中国の点心料理の一つ。小麦粉を練って伸ばした皮にひき肉や刻んだ野菜を包み、茹でる・焼く・蒸す・揚げるなどして作られます。縁起の良い食べ物として春節や婚礼などおめでたい席でも好まれます。 ・その起源は諸説ありますが、後漢末期に「医聖」と呼ばれた張仲景が飢えと寒さに苦しむ人々に餃子(餃子スープ)を振舞い、凍傷を治したという逸話が残されています。 ・中国では水餃子、つまり茹でて湯切りをしたものが主流であり、焼き餃子は水餃子に比べるとその数がずっと少ない。また中国では餃子は主食として食べられることが一般的であり、日本のように(白飯の)「おかず」としては食べない。

Gyoza Japanese Potstickers These pan-fried Japanese gyoza filled with ground pork, napa cabbage, and fresh ginger are a tasty homemade version of the popular potstickers.