Category Archives: Dipping Sauce

Aged Japanese Soy Sauce Tasting

Posted on May 21, 2022 by rundlea

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 →

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Bing Bing Dim Sum, Philadelphia PA

Posted on March 26, 2022 by rundlea

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 →

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5-year Aged Korean Soy Sauce

Posted on February 22, 2021 by rundlea

I recently received bottles of Korean three- and five-year aged soy sauce from Gotham Grove and immediately cracked open the five-year bottle.  The company’s web-page describes the five-year aged soy sauce as having a Stiltonesque smell, a deep and complex … Continue reading →

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Summer Project: Homemade Sriracha Sauce

Posted on October 11, 2020 by rundlea

I use Sriracha sauce to provide heat to my dumpling dipping sauce. This summer I decided to make Sriracha sauce from scratch, starting with growing my own Jalapeno pepper plants. As the peppers turned bright red I picked them and … Continue reading →

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T. Roots, Northampton, MA

Posted on September 16, 2020 by rundlea

T. Roots, a restaurant proclaiming to sell Taiwanese street food, recently opened in downtown Northampton, MA.  The menu has the expected hits of Taiwanese cuisine – oyster omelet, scallion pancakes wrapped around beef, congee and stewed pork over rice – … Continue reading →

Posted in Buns, Crystal Shrimp, Dim Sum, Dipping Sauce, Northampton, Pan Fried, Pork, Soup Dumpling, Wontons, Xiao Long Bao | 2 Comments

Winter Market at Bryant Park, New York, NY

Posted on November 25, 2019 by rundlea

The European market inspired Winter Market has returned to New York’s Bryant Park, bringing a skating rink and 170 shopping kiosks and food vendors to support the holiday shopping season.   This year’s line-up of vendors provides multiple dumpling dining options. … Continue reading →

Posted in Bao, Beef, Buns, Chinese, Dipping Sauce, New York City, Pan Fried, Pierogi, Pork, Shumai, Steamed, Vegan, Vegetarian, Veggie Dumplings | Leave a comment

Return to Bund Shanghai Restaurant and a Shout Out to Yuet Lee

Posted on October 21, 2019 by rundlea

The Bund is one of the few restaurants in San Francisco’s old Chinatown neighborhood specializing in Shanghainese food. Most of the city’s Shanghainese restaurants are in the newer Chinatowns in the Sunset and Richmond neighborhoods.  I previously reviewed their Steamed … Continue reading →

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HMart Veggie Big Gyoza Dumplings With Master Brand Hot Dumpling Sauce

Posted on May 13, 2019 by rundlea

Dumpling Rating:   Sauce Rating:  I previously reviewed HMart’s Kimchi Big Gyoza Dumplings frozen dumplings aka Hansang Kimchi Gyoza and gave them five stars – they are delicious. I recently tried another of the Big Gyoza Dumpling line of products, the … Continue reading →

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Atlas Kitchen, New York, NY

Posted on April 29, 2019 by rundlea

I’ve written a couple of times (here, here) about the influx of great Chinese restaurants in the Manhattan Valley and Morningside Heights neighborhoods of New York’s Upper West Side.  Unfortunately, the stylish and modern designed Atlas Kitchen, which opened late … Continue reading →

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HanSang Pork and Vegetable Dumplings & Mizkan Goma Shabu Sauce

Posted on April 1, 2019 by rundlea

Rating:  HanSang is HMart’s house brand for frozen foods and they sell a variety of dumplings under this brand.  Their Pork and Vegetable Dumplings look like frozen soup dumplings and have enough juice in them that they could almost pass … Continue reading →

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