Category Archives: Xiao Long Bao

Nitemrkt’s “Bag the Bao” Video

Posted on July 22, 2019 by

I ran across Nitemrkt’s dumping-tastic rap video “Bag the Bao” on Eater.  Nitemrkt raps in Mandarin, Cantonese and English and the video, features crave inducing imagery of sheng jian bao, barbecue pork buns, soup dumplings, Sesame balls and stuffed breads.  … Continue reading →

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Return to Tipsy Shanghai, New York NY

Posted on June 24, 2019 by

After enjoying Little Alley, but not getting the full soup filled experience from their Sheng Jian Bao, I was craving these pan fried buns and so a few days latter headed back to Tipsy Shanghai.  In my prior review of Tipsy … Continue reading →

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Little Alley, New York, NY

Posted on June 17, 2019 by

Little Alley, takes its name from the Shanghai “Long Tang” neighborhoods of Chef Yuchun Cheung’s youth, and is dedicated to the cuisine of Shanghai.  Long Tang are narrow, interconnected mazes of alleyways that form neighborhoods unique to old Shanghai, but … Continue reading →

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Atlas Kitchen, New York, NY

Posted on April 29, 2019 by

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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Tipsy Shanghai, New York, NY

Posted on April 8, 2019 by

Housed in a basement storefront, Tipsy Shanghai is a quiet, classically decorated, oasis on New York University’s bustling campus.  The restaurant’s sign says “Since 1905”, suggesting that it has been in business for over 100 years, but I can find … Continue reading →

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HanSang Pork and Vegetable Dumplings & Mizkan Goma Shabu Sauce

Posted on April 1, 2019 by

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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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 →

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Jane G’s Dim Sum House, Philadelphia PA

Posted on November 19, 2018 by

I went to a large group lunch at Jane G’s Dim Sum House where many dishes were ordered.  I didn’t get to try all the dishes that came to our tables, so this review will be just a sample of … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Sixth Anniversary

Posted on October 29, 2018 by

A few weeks belated, but after 349 posts and 54,625 visitors this is the sixth anniversary of Dumpling Hunter.  The very first post was was about my visit to Nan Xiang Xiolong Mantou in Shanghai.  My trip to that restaurant to … Continue reading →

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