Category Archives: Steamed

Dumpling Making Montage

Posted on January 6, 2020 by

For New Year’s Day we made two styles of dumplings for dinner; the first batch was filled with tofu, kimchi and shiitake mushrooms, the second was filled with spinach, shiitake mushrooms, chopped water chestnuts and Just Egg.  We steamed all … Continue reading →

Posted in Kimchi, Korean, Mandoo, Pan Fried, Steamed, Vegan, Vegan Recipe, Vegetarian, Veggie Dumplings | 1 Comment

Dim Sum Palace, New York, NY

Posted on December 23, 2019 by

To round out 2019 we at Dumpling Hunter had a blow out feast at Dim Sum Palace, a NYC mini-chain of family run dim sum restaurants.  Dim Sum Palace has large dim sum menu and a large menu of American-Chinese … Continue reading →

Posted in Bao, Buns, Chinese, Chive, Dim Sum, New York City, Pan Fried, Pea vine, Pork, Shrimp, Sichuan Dumplings, Soup Dumpling, Steamed, Wontons, Xiao Long Bao | Leave a comment

Winter Market at Bryant Park, New York, NY

Posted on November 25, 2019 by

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

Giant Veggie Dumpling Recipe

Posted on October 14, 2019 by

Nasoya finally reformulated its wonton and egg roll wrappers to be vegan, so you can now easily find the basics for homemade vegan dumplings in your local super market.  This recipe calls for Asian chives also known as garlic chives, … Continue reading →

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Spicy Moon, NY, NY

Posted on September 30, 2019 by

Spicy Moon is a relatively new, vegan Sichuan style Chinese restaurant in New York’s East Village neighborhood, that is sensational.  It is a small, ex-ramen joint that has seating for maybe a dozen people and modern interior design sense. You … Continue reading →

Posted in New York City, Shumai, Sichuan Dumplings, Steamed, Vegan, Vegetarian, Veggie Dumplings, Wontons | Leave a comment

Tim Ho Wan, New York, NY

Posted on August 5, 2019 by

Billing itself as the world’s cheapest Michelin Starred restaurant, Tim Ho Wan is an international chain of dim sum restaurants.  The first location in Hong Kong earned a star in 2010 and has kept it for the pas 9 years, … Continue reading →

Posted in Bao, Buns, Chinese, Crystal Shrimp, Dim Sum, Har Gou, New York City, Pork, Shrimp, Shumai, Steamed | Leave a comment

Big Wong, New York City

Posted on March 18, 2019 by

Big Wong (sometimes referred to as Big Wong King) has been a fixture in New York City’s Chinatown for decades (a picture here from 1978) and has been racking up good reviews the whole time (GrubStreet, SeriousEats, NY Times, Eater).  … Continue reading →

Posted in Chinese, New York City, Noodles, Pork, Shrimp, Soup, Steamed, Wontons | Leave a comment

Return to Shanghai Asian Cuisine, NYC

Posted on March 11, 2019 by

In a prior review (5 years ago) I harshed on Chinatown’s Shanghai Asian Cuisine for shorting us on our change, but I did point out that their dumplings were amazing.  When it was operating under a prior name, this was … Continue reading →

Posted in Bao, Buns, Crab, New York City, Pan Fried, Pea vine, Pork, Potsticker, Sheng Jian Bao, Shrimp, Sichuan Dumplings, Soup Dumpling, Steamed, Wontons, Xiao Long Bao | Leave a comment

Excellent Dumpling House, New York, NY

Posted on November 5, 2018 by

Excellent Dumpling House opened in 1983 on the corner of Canal Street and Lafayette Street and served up dumplings there for 35 years, making CNN Travel’s list of 50 best Chinese restaurants in America.  In 2017 it moved to its … Continue reading →

Posted in Chinese, Dim Sum, New York City, Pork, Sesame Sauce, Shrimp, Soup Dumpling, Steamed, Wontons, Xiao Long Bao | 1 Comment

Bun Battle: Kimchi Edition

Posted on March 19, 2018 by

The competitors for this bout are Mama Bunns at Gallery32 and Tour Les Jours just down the street on 32nd Street. Tour Les Jours is one of several Korean-French pastry-coffee shop chains (see also Paris Baguette) that sell huge selections … Continue reading →

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