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P.F. Chang’s Dumpling Recall

There has been FDA recall of P.F. Chang’s frozen Home Menu brand Pork and Leek Dumplings due to “the possible presence of undeclared allergens, crustacean shellfish (shrimp) and fish (pollock)”.  Its not clear if this is a cross-contamination issue or … Continue reading

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One Year Birthday of Dumpling Hunter

This week marks the one year anniversary of Dumpling Hunter, thanks to all my readers and those I have dragged out to sample dumplings with me; special thanks to El Diablo for his Pierogi reviews.  I have written a total … Continue reading

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Introducing Scotch Egg Hunter

After a recent trip to London (see below) I realized that in addition to being a sucker for dumplings I am a sucker for scotch eggs and make a point to order them whenever I have the opportunity.  So I … Continue reading

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Piroshky Piroshky, Seattle, WA

My wife has been telling me that products like Piroshkies, Empanadas, Pasties and Samosas do not count as dumplings, but are in fact, hand held pies.  For me a dumpling is a dough pocket that fully encloses a filling and … 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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“Knaidel” Yiddish for dumpling wins National Spelling Bee

Arvind Mahankali, 13 of Bayside Hills, won the National Spelling Bee by correctly spelling Knaidel, the Yiddish word for dumpling (links, links). However, the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research has challenged the result, arguing the correct spelling is Kneydl.  Apparently, … Continue reading

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Pierogi recipes at Huffington Post

The Huffington Post recently published a short piece on pierogies with some mouth watering photos. Pierogis are East European style dumplings that come in either savory potato, cheese or meat filling styles or as sweet desert style dumplings.  I am … Continue reading

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SF Examiner review of Kingdom of Dumplings

I have been running some google searches to find new dumpling spots to review on future trips (review of my Philly Vegan Dumpling Road Trip coming soon), and found this recent San Fran Examiner review of Kingdom of Dumplings.  This … Continue reading

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Dumpling House Recommendations for San Diego?

I am heading to San Diego for a week and need some recommendations for Southern California dumpling spots.  Any recommendations? -DH

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Welcome to WordPress.com! This is your very first post. Click the Edit link to modify or delete it, or start a new post. If you like, use this post to tell readers why you started this blog and what you … Continue reading

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