Shanghai Dumplings
Marilyn June 13th, 2007
Shanghai’s steamed dumplings are world famous and can make a cheap, delicious meal. There is a trick however to eating them as they are full of scalding broth. Put one onto your chinese spoon, nip off the top with your teeth, blow to cool and slurp the whole lot down.
On a recent trip to Shanghai we sampled a number of restaurants specialising in dumplings. One modern one with 3 branches is Din Tai Fung which has the lightest dumpling dough, delicious fillings and queues. Expect queues anywhere popular, in a city of 12 million people.
Dumplings are bought by the steamer basket and shared. Dip the slippery ‘ravioli’ into little bowls of vinaiger and fresh ginger. Tricky so be prepared to be messy. They are generally stuffed with meat, spring onion and greens. Cost? About $9pp for more than you can eat.