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Udon Lab, New York, NY
Udon Lab is an Udon bar and Izakaya that makes its udon from scratch and prepares each bowl fresh. They offer 11 hot udon dishes and 6 cold udon dishes, a selection of izakaya appetizers, some donburi dishes, a handful … Continue reading
Posted in Izakaya, Japanese, Takoyaki
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Dumpling Jjamppong, Jeong’s Kitchen (Danny’s Kitchen), HMart Philadelphia
I have been obsessing over Netflix’s show “A Nation of Broth” which over three episodes, with endless food-porn, documents the centrality of soups and stews in Korean cuisine. The show made me crave some Korean soup, so I went over … Continue reading
Posted in Chinese, Gyoza, Jjampppong, Korean, Mandoo, Noodles, Philadelphia
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Aged Japanese Soy Sauce Tasting
The pandemic continues to impede the Dumpling Hunter mission and outings to restaurants have been few and far between. I have just started travelling to work conferences and after each of them there have been emails and phone calls from … Continue reading
Posted in Dipping Sauce
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Bing Bing Dim Sum, Philadelphia PA
Bing Bing Dim Sum is a hipster Chinese-fusion restaurant in South Philadelphia with a limited small plate menu that does not really rise to the title of Dim Sum. The menu includes a handful of vegan items and they are … Continue reading
Posted in Bao, Buns, Chinese, Dim Sum, Dipping Sauce, Philadelphia, Soup Dumpling, Xiao Long Bao
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Bai Wei, Philadelphia
Bai Wei (previously Sakura Mandarin) has several things going for it during COVID times, it is spacious and airy and the tables are reasonably far apart, but the staff is lackadaisical about checking vaccination status. I have been there twice … Continue reading
Posted in Bao, Buns, Chinese, Chive, Philadelphia, Pork, Sesame Sauce, Soup Dumpling, Veggie Dumplings
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Heading back into the kitchen
With the Omicron surge upon us the Dumpling Hunter team is retreating from restaurant dining for a while and returning to home cooking. We recently tried making pork and kimchi dumplings using OmniFoods plant based ground pork. I am not … Continue reading
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Saigon Quy-Bau, Philadelphia PA
Saigon Quy-Bau opened in Aug 2021 and is named for the Chef’s Vietnamese name, Bau, and his older brother’s name, Quy, which together means “prestigious”. The Chef, Corey Nguyen, is a veteran of the Fountain and Swann Lounge at the … Continue reading
Posted in Philadelphia, Steamed, Vegan, Vegetarian, Vietnamese
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Cafe Cuong, Philadelphia PA
Café Cuong is a tiny family run café that is best known for its Banh Mi sandwiches, which are excellent, and its Vietnamese coffee. The café is in what appears to be a row house and it feels like the … Continue reading
Posted in Pork, Rice Dumplings, Steamed, Vietnamese
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Little Alley, Scallion Stuffed Pocket
Rating: Little Alley is a Taiwanese food company whose products are represented and distributed in the U.S. by the Well Luck Co. Inc. The Scallion Stuffed Pocket is the love child of a scallion pancake and a Hot Pocket. The … Continue reading
Posted in Chinese, Dim Sum, Frozen Dumpling Review, Uncategorized
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The search for the world's best dumplings 