Tag: soup dumplings

I just love soup dumplings and not too many places serve them or make them well.

I found one in my neighborhood and have to stay away from that block or else I must go in.

So you may be thinking that I jest when I say how to eat a soup dumpling safely – but that’s really a thing.  I speak from experience.

The most important thing NOT to do is put the whole thing in your mouth no matter how much you want to.

Let me tell you how to do it.

Pick up the dumpling gingerly with the tongs provided and place it the soup spoon.

Be careful not to puncture it or else all the soup with drip out which is not the end of the world.

Next bite off a tiny hole on top of the dumpling and you will see the soup inside – it’s like magic.

Now, suck the soup off the top in a lady like fashion if you can manage it – if not, just go for it as I do and slurp away.

Next, I sometimes add some hot sauce or the sauce they provide which has thinly sliced ginger.

I will be honest, this is not a dish to share.  There are normally 8 to an order and they are all mine.  My dining partner can order their own.

I post this pic again because it just makes me drool so.

There you have it – the easy and safe way to eat a soup dumpling where you don’t burn your tongue and enjoy all the yummy foods in your future.

Do you have other tips? Please share them.

Now I have to go find me a dumpling.

Until I eat again!