How to Eat Soup Dumplings

in a more authentic way!

Soup dumplings (also called Xiaolongbao or steamed dumplings) are a delicious lunch or dinner option. Pillows of dough stuffed with vegetables or meat are filled with broth and steamed, served hot in a bamboo basket. You should not, however, bite right into a soup dumpling to eat it. So let's take a look at the more authentic way to have soup dumplings.

Part 1: Picking up the Dumpling

  1. Remove the cover from the dumpling basket to let the dumplings cool.
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  2. Scoop a quarter of a teaspoon (1.2 mL) of vinegar into your soup spoon.
    Hold the soup spoon with your non-dominant hand, which is the hand you do not generally use for writing or eating.
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  3. Pick up the dumpling with the chopsticks and transfer it to the spoon.
    Use the chopsticks to grab the top of the dumpling, grasping it right below the ring-shaped knot. The ring of dough skin, or the dumpling knot, is located right above the series of crimps that lead to the top of the dumpling.
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Part 2: Piercing the Dumpling

  1. Poke a hole in the dumpling with a chopstick to slowly release steam.
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  2. Take a bite out of one side of the dumpling to allow broth to fill your spoon.
    If you are okay with biting into a hot dumpling, you can try it instead of puncturing it with a chopstick first. Let the soup broth drain from the dumpling through the tiny hole, filling your soup spoon.
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Part 3: Enjoying the Dumpling and Broth

  1. Slurp the broth from the spoon.
    You can also add a bit of vinegar to the soup spoon the add flavor to the broth.
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  2. Eat the soup dumpling.
    You can eat the dumpling in one big bite. You can also take multiple, smaller bites. If you think the dumpling is too hot to eat, blow on it or allow it to cool for a few minutes.
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Now you know how to eat soup dumplings in a more authentic way.
Enjoy your meal!



The texts and images in this tutorial come from: WikiHow