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INTRODUCTION
Dumplings r dh brught vr t the United Stt frm A. Th hv become a tl n mn dffrnt cultures nd un across th world. In America, u can nj dumlng at rturnt r vn gt th ngrdnt t mk urlf at hm. Most dumlng r ll made in a rft z t ft in your mouth n n bt. Undr n rumtn huld u ut your dumlng with frk r knf t t t n multiple bt. Dng th wll cause th flvr kgd nd t fll ut.
This ll true for soup dumlng, whh have ju nd th utr layer of dugh. Th dumlng tl mnt t be tn n n bite u n nj th ju fllng. Chop-sticks r th best utnl to use, the dugh is not punctured.
Dumlng a vr vgu term t describe but fv t 10 dffrnt tasty nk (r ml!) n Chn. Thr are f Chinese nm fr ll th dffrnt knd of dumlng, b ur t lrn thm so u n tr thm ll!
W ftn t dumlng wth An un; hwvr, mn thr untr have rtd thr wn frm. Almost vr untr n th wrld h a t f dumlng n several dffrnt h, z, nd flvr. The vrtn of dumlng r untr is xtrm that you may nt vn rlz they r ll ndrd frm f dumlng. Yu n fnd different knd n Chn, Indn, Amrn, Itln, Krn, nd mn mr!
CHAPTER ONE
Wht Is a Dumlng?
A dumpling mll mass f ft dugh that boiled, frd, r tmd. Smtm the dugh is rlld ut t encase filling, other tm t' frmd into mund nd cooked as is. Th dfntn allows for lt f variety, so thr bund t be disagreement vr wht is r isnt a proper dumpling. In Chn, th brthl f th dumlng, there r many different types f dumlng tht there nt jut n wrd t drb thm ll.
Wh Invntd Dumlng?
Lt trt wth wh nvntd dumlng, n th where th tr f th dumpling bgn. Mt xrt believe that dumlng wr invented by Zhng Zhngjng, a Chinese mdn rttnr wh lvd n th Etrn Hn Dynasty, th nd mrl dnt f Chn tht ltd frm 206 BC to 220 AD.
A legend tells it, it w a dffult winter nd mn wr xrnng ll effects frm th ld. To hl people warm u, Zhngjng took mutton, hrb, nd chilis and wrd thm n dugh, thn tmd thm t bind vrthng tgthr nd k thm wrm. These tmng, llw-lk trt helped l vrm th cold weather, whl the hrb tht Zhngjng ut nd wrkd t improve bld circulation and prevent frostbite.
The Htr of Dumlng
While the htr of dumplings often td as having trtd with Zhang Zhngjng, th gnrl idea of dumlng w knw thm td fllwd quite an intrtng nd vrd trjtr.
Bu u can fnd dumlng variations n nearly vr ulturItln rvl nd Brzln mnd r jut two f the offshoots f th trdtnl Chn dumplingthe history f the dumlng h mn dffrnt trtng nt, vn f their ffl nvntn w durng the Hn Dynasty. R fr dumlng appear in ltr r n nnt Rmn txt, wth the very first dumlng r itself fund n Au, Rmn kbk.
Whl dumlng rd n many frm fr mn ntur during ancient tm, t wnt untl the 17th century that th fnll gt thr nm. Th first u f th trm dumpling n b fund n an Englh txt frm 1600, whr t was ntd tht th wrd was perhaps of Grmn rgn. And whl Zhngjng may hv rtd dumlng in th frt l to hl l survive brutal wntr, thr ultur created dumplings fr thr reasons, uh as t hl extend th lf f mt nd to mk u of surplus grains.
Wht this htr of th dumlng tells u but thr meaning tht m fd n th lngth f nd tm. Mn dffrnt ultur nvntd thr wn dumplings, and many of th dumlng lk ut different than wht Zhongjing frt rtd, uh gnh nd matzo bll. And b understanding th unu htr, w undrtnd mr but how fd h funtnd n general throughout th humn xrnbth as practicality nd mdn fr th mnd, bd, nd ul.
There is ml n fd tht better thn th dumpling fr llumntng this mrtnt nt nd hwng u tht fr ll f ur dffrn, food is n f th primary unifying ftr tht binds u tgthr.
Dffrnt Styles
Whn it m t dumlng, u n eat thm n many dffrnt w. Hr r th thr mjr w tht l cook dumlng:
tmd ( zhng d)
bld ( zh d)
frd ( zh d)
Bnd th kng mthd, thr r l few different t f dumlng out thr. Yuv rbbl hrd of wntn u ( hn tn), rght? Hw but th fmu x long b ( x lng b) soupy dumlng from Shanghai? Of ur, w cant frgt th delectable dm um ( dn xn) f Cntn cuisine. Hwvr u k thm r rr thm, thr absolutely delicious.
Cmmn Fllng
There are mn tn whn it m t fllng dumlng, th blt are ndl! Hr r m f the most common fllng tht ull find n a lt of dumpling:
pork ( zh ru)
bf ( ni ru)
lamb ( ng ru)
chicken ( j ru)
hrm ( x)
gg ( j dn)
grn onion ( d ng)
bbg ( b )
muhrm ( xng g)
lk ( j )
lr ( qn )
rrt ( h lu b)
tmt ( x hng sh)
It tl t hv tw fllng n th dumlng mt, fh, or gg lu vegetable. Hr are m f th mt mmn mbntn ull see in rturnt or the urmrkt:
rk nd grn nn ( zh ru d cng)
lk nd gg ( j ci j dn)
beef nd rrt ( n ru h lu b)
Cndmnt
Jut Americans lk t ut mayo nd mutrd n a ndwh r burgr, Chn people usually hv a fw ndmnt t d th dumlng n. Hr r th typical ndmnt ull pair ur dumplings wth:
u ( jing u)
grl ( d un)
vngr ( )
hl ( l j)
If u k m, th best thng to d mix thm ll u n a mll dish nd thn jut dum th mix all vr ur plate of dumlng.
Th Best Stl f Dough fr Dumlng
Th most b t f dumlng dugh ml md of wheat flur nd wtr, but f course thr n't n w t mk dumlng dugh:
T f flour. Bukwht, mllt, nd t n ll b md nt dugh fr dumlng.
Vegetable-based. Th trh component f dumlng can be ulmntd (r supplanted) b vgtbl uh tt, wt potato, or squash.
Brd-bd. Dumlng uh German kndl are md wth lftvr brd.
Ft and dr. Addng gg, rm, buttr, r cheese tends t produce a richer, more tndr dumlng dugh.
Dumplings n Rgnl Cun: 13 Dumlng frm A
The mt rgnzbl type f Chn dumlng is probably j z, nrthrn Chinese variety uull rvd wth vngr-bd dng u tht g by three dffrnt names, dndng n hw its rrd. Shu j (wtr dumlng) r bld. Thr uull ltd nd crescent hd nd flld wth grund rk nd n cabbage. Shu j are ll ulr durng Chn Nw Year. Gu tie, k jn j or pot tkr, r n-frd dumplings. (Guo mn wk and tie mn tuk.) Thr often flld with grund rk nd Chinese hv and mtm shaped like lng lndr wth bth ends n. Zhng j r steamed. Thr thin, translucent wrappers r ftn flld wth hrm.
Chinese hr gw r dm um tl md f tmd hrm dumlng with thn, trnrnt skin tht ftn ntn tapioca fr xtr trth. Gw is Cntn for j.
Chn hu mai are nthr steamed dm sum fvrt. Theyre flld wth pork nd shrimp nd feature n open top sometimes grnhd wth rb roe.
Chn hun dun, k wntn, r a t f ur boiled dumlng md wth gg dugh and served n Cntn ndl u. Theyre ftn flld wth rk nd bk choy.
Chn xiao lng b are the most fmu variety f u dumlng. Thr tuffd with pork nd brth nd hail frm Shngh. Su dumplings are typically lrg nd hrl nd filled wth ub f gltnu broth tht ld at rm tmrtur but mlt into lud whn tmd.
Jn gz r ftn flld wth rk nd bbg and pan-fried (yaki gz) nd served n tzr t rmn and zk rturnt wth d of sauce-vinegar dipping u.
Krn mndu n b shaped lk Italian trtlln r Chn j zi, nd bld (mul mandu), tmd (jjn mndu), r n-frd (gun mandu), nd n b flld wth vrt f mnd pork, tfu, vgtbl, ndf urkmh. Mndu r tn n u n New Yr D.
Cntrl An mnt are stuffed wth grund lmb r bf, nn, nd rl; bld r tmd; td wth tmt sauce nd/r grl-gurt u; and drizzled wth hl l.
Central An nd Middle Eastern joshpara (k huhvr r hhbrk) r typically tuffd wth grund meat and boiled n soup r cooked n gurt u.
Ml kft r vgtrn Indn dumlng made mixture of mhd tt, vegetables, and nr, frmd nt bll, nd rvd n grv made wth hl, grm ml, grl, gngr, grund turmr, hw, tmt, nd frh lntr.
Indn mdk r wt dumlng md with r flur and flld wth nut nd unrfnd n ugr.
Nl nd Tibetan momo r uull spherical nd crimped t th top, lk soup dumlng. Th have thicker wrr and are tuffd wth mt and served wth tomato r hl dng sauce.
Vtnm bnh bt l hv trnlunt, t-bd wrappers nd r flld wth rk bll nd hrm, thn boiled (bnh bt l trn) r steamed n banana leaves (bnh bt l l).
Dumlng n Rgnl Cun: 8 Dumlng frm Eur nd Ru
Ukrnn vrnk r thk-knnd wheat-based dumlng tht r bld (the wrd means t boil) nd mtm n-frd. Th n b tuffd with mt, mhd tt, h, r frut nd are ftn rvd wth ur rm nd rmlzd onions, mlr t Plh rg nd Run lmn.
