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Lobster and Butter Soup Dumpling

These dumpling attempt to mimic eating a steamed lobster tail dipped in butter as a soup dumpling.  The lobster and melted butter are contained within the dumpling wrapper like a soup dumpling.  I made these once and they came out … Continue reading

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Ping’s Dumpling House and Market

On past trips to Seattle I had read several good reviews of Ping’s on Yelp and in the Seattle Times and decided to try the spot on my next trip.  Ping’s started out as a market with a small dumpling … Continue reading

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Return to P.F. Chang’s

Sometimes you just can’t avoid going to the mall and, as I noted recently, P.F. Chang’s is a bright spot in the food desert that is the typical American mall. In its favor it has vegan and gluten free meal … Continue reading

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Empanadas in the NY Times

The NY Times printed an article last week on empanadas, linking them to the Cornish pasty, the French chausson, Indian samosa, the Jamaican patty, Middle Eastern borek and the knish. I think empanadas, like pastys, fit the description of a … Continue reading

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Kansas City Dumpling Maker

There is a great article (here) in the Kansas City Star magazine about Mr. Hok Kun Ng who used to run Bo Ling’s restaurant in Kansas City.  The article is about his life and his process for making dumplings at … Continue reading

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Buddha’s Belly, Santa Monica

I was in Santa Monica for work recently and spent an evening walking along the beach and through the 3rd Street Promenade.  I ended up stopping in at the Buddha’s Belly, an Asian-Fusion joint.  Usually I try and avoid Fusion … Continue reading

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Din Tai Fung in Arcadia, CA

Finally, on my fourth attempt, twice in Seoul and once before in Arcadia, I finally ate at Din Tai Fung. I feel like a heretic writing this, but I was underwhelmed by the soup dumplings and, especially after all the … Continue reading

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Nutritional Information for the Dumpling Recipes

I was contacted by EasyRecipes.com to submit my dumpling recipes to their web site and in return they would provide me with nutritional information for the recipes.  It seems they run the ingredients through a nutritional database to estimate the … Continue reading

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Vegan Mandoo Fund Raiser for CARE (S. Korea)

Saw this on my Facebook feed from the Seoul Veggie Club.  They are selling vegan mandoo, delivery only in Korea, to raise money for CARE, the largest animal care organization in Korea that doesn’t use euthanasia. The ingredients are: whole … Continue reading

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Varenyky & Pierogi at Ukrainian East Village Restaurant

The Ukrainian East Village Restaurant is housed at the Ukrainian National Home, a community, social and cultural center in New York City’s East Village. The ‘Ukie Nat’, as it is known by long time residents of the neighborhood, has been … Continue reading

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