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Soup-filled dumpling
58 RMB ($9.35) @ Din Tai Fung, 6462-4502. This is a famous Taiwanese chain specializing in xiaolongbao (soup-filled dumpling) that some say are the best there is. It’s certainly generated hype, apparently there's a line up for it in Japan. Luckily this new Beijing branch isn't nearly as busy, mind you, these cost 10x more than other xiaolongbaos.
The skin was delicate and it was very soupy. I can appreciate how they got the skin to be so thin without breaking, but the pork filling was very standard.
Note: Xiaolongbaos originated from Shanghai where they're still being served at the restaurant that invented them (Nanxiang Mantou Dian). How do they get the soup into the dumplings you ask? (Well, I ask.) Gelatin! The gelatin melts when it’s heated.
Soup-filled dumpling
58 RMB ($9.35) @ Din Tai Fung, 6462-4502. This is a famous Taiwanese chain specializing in xiaolongbao (soup-filled dumpling) that some say are the best there is. It’s certainly generated hype, apparently there's a line up for it in Japan. Luckily this new Beijing branch isn't nearly as busy, mind you, these cost 10x more than other xiaolongbaos.
The skin was delicate and it was very soupy. I can appreciate how they got the skin to be so thin without breaking, but the pork filling was very standard.
Note: Xiaolongbaos originated from Shanghai where they're still being served at the restaurant that invented them (Nanxiang Mantou Dian). How do they get the soup into the dumplings you ask? (Well, I ask.) Gelatin! The gelatin melts when it’s heated.