How to Eat Soup Dumplings Like a Pro | Food Skills

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Eating soup dumplings can feel like a perilous culinary adventure for the uninitiated. Make an amateur mistake—like biting into the dumpling before cooling and slurping out the soup—and you might find yourself splattered in scalding-hot broth. But luckily Sean Tang, owner of Pinch Chinese in Manhattan, is here to school you on the soup dumpling dos and don’ts. From the cooking process behind the restaurant’s thin-skinned xiaolongbao, to different methods for enjoying the dumpling once it’s been steamed, Tang unlocks the keys to one of China’s most beloved culinary exports. Expertly folded, and packed with a rich, flavorful broth, these soup-filled pockets are a must try for dumpling fanatics everywhere.

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There is a magical minute where the soup is just at the perfect, still hot yet not lava temp where you can eat the whole dumpling in a bite without second degree burns, and it is divine.

Triforceofdeath

My fav way so far after trying out all the "ways" is Eddie Huang's. Let it cool in the vinegar ginger tray for a bit and then just pop the whole thing in your mouth. The way the soup fills your mouth is amazing.

Qinniart

A Chinese guy who opened a dumpling restaurant doesn't even now that "long" (笼) in "xiaolongbao" (小笼包) stands for "basket" and not "dragon"???

bonoandreev

xiao long technically means small basket, as in the bamboo basket that the dumplings are steamed in. basket and dragon sound the same but are spelled differently

triumv

Au suka bgt dimsum..dan setelah ribuan purnama penasaran dgn xiao long bo ini..akhirnya ada restoran dimsum baru yg menyajikan menu ini..krna awam..mkan xiao long ini spti delema..nunggu dingin g enak..klo masih panas lidah terbakar juicenya..

ravieliameylvie

The name 小笼(xiao long) doesn't mean little dragon, it just sounds like it, but it's a different character (dragon is 龙), it means little basket, and usually when you order them, you buy it in basket, the standard is 1 basket = 8 小笼包. Also, you NEVER use soy sauce for it, in the region where it's from, you will only ever find 2 things on the table: black vinegar and chili oil, soy sauce is used for cooking, not as a sauce.

But yea, reason why you don't eat everything is because it's too hot, most people where it's from (Wuxi, not Shanghai), they eat it sideway, bite slightly into it and suck a bit of the juices (it's technically not a soup either), but never all of it, because you want to save some of it for the final bite, to have with the meat. Also, pouring into it is considered strange, just dip the entire thing in your sauce, it adds the same flavour as if you pour it inside, and it's less troublesome... it's just unnecessary.

oestergaard

Food skills is actually teaching food skills now, like how to properly eat foods that may be exotic to us westerners :O That's really cool, and a good use of this series! Now I want soup dumplings!

koopakape

They look insanely good I need to try soup dumplings ASAP

TheMixmastamike

These are so good omgggg, anyone who hasn’t eaten it NEEDS to try it

shinigami

seems like a good amount of work to manage to get soup into a dumpling. I love them.

aRttenBANANA

The soup dumpling. The culinary world's Swiss army knife.

mypal

I love when I’m commando and I can hear my balls smacking around when I walk around my house.

aaronveda

I'm on a diet and these are my favorite food... 😓

MexicanMartialArts

Din Tai Fung is SUPER POPULAR HERE so anytime I get to go have dumplings, I'm on it! What I do is get a bit of my soy/vinegar mix into my spoon, put the dumpling on, break the dumpling (like he does) so the broth can cool down, and then eat it in one bite. :) That way I can enjoy the sauce, broth, and dumpling at the same time without burning myself!

RayDayPlays

Yum I’d love a restaurant like that in my city. Unfortunately, nothing different is welcomed by the industrial citizens of lambton county.

JudithBisson