What To Eat And Serve With Dumplings?

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• What are Dumplings?
  • What is Dumpling in Chinese?
  • What is Inside a Dumpling?
  • What do dumplings taste like?
• What to Serve with Dumplings?
• Soups to Serve with Dumplings
  • Chicken Soup
  • Vegetable Soup
  • Noodle Soup
  • Egg Drop Soup
  • Hot Pot
  • Chinese Hot and Sour Soup
  • Spicy Sichuan Beef Soup
  • Seafood Soup
  • Pork Chop Soup
  • Shrimp and Mushroom Soup
  • Roasted Garlic Soup
• Dipping Sauces to Serve with Dumplings
  • Soy Sauce
  • Oyster Sauce
  • Hoisin Sauce
  • Chili Oil
  • Hot Sauce
  • Peanut Sauce
  • Sesame Sauce
  • Sriracha
  • Fish Sauce
  • Sichuan Dumpling Sauce
  • Garlic Sauce
• Noodle Dishes that Go Well with Dumplings
  • Chow Mein
  • Fried Rice
  • Lo Mein Noodles
  • Beef Noodle Soup
  • Chicken Noodle Soup
  • Seafood Noodle Salad
  • Spicy Tofu Noodle Soup
  • Prawns Noodle Soup
  • Sweetcorn Noodle Soup
  • Pineapple Noodle Salad
  • Ramen
• Vegetable Side Dishes that Go Well with Dumplings
  • Sauteed Bok Choy
  • Stir-fried Broccoli
  • Stir-fried Green Beans
  • Braised Cabbage
  • Steamed Carrots
  • Sautéed Green Beans
  • Quinoa Cabbage Salad
• Variations of Dumpling Dishes
  • Pork and Shitake Dumplings
  • Crispy Shrimp Dumplings
  • Dumplings with Seafood
  • Shrimp Mandu (Shrimp Dumplings)
  • Chicken and Shrimp Dumplings
  • Shrimp and Mushroom Dumplings (Shu-Mei)
  • Spicy Chicken Dumplings
  • Chinese Dumplings
  • Shanghai Dumplings
  • Sweet Potato Dumplings
  • Mango Dumplings
  • Meat Dumplings
  • Creamy Chicken and Dumplings
  • Gyoza Dumplings
  • Soup Dumplings
  • Korean Dumplings
• How to Serve Dumplings with Other Dishes?
  • Make a stir-fry with them.
  • Serve them with an Asian-style slaw.
  • Stir them into soup
  • Top a rice bowl with them.
  • Make a pasta salad with them and your favorite Asian-style dressing
  • Make pad Thai with them instead of noodles.
  • Toss them into a salad.
  • Serve an Asian-inspired appetizer dinner.
  • Dip them in sauce and call it good.
• How to make Dumplings Dipping Sauces?
  • Chili Oil Sauce Recipe
  • Easy Dumpling Sauce Recipe
  • Tips
• Dumpling Side Dishes Variations
  • What to serve with Chinese dumplings?
  • What to serve with soup dumplings?
  • What to serve with pork dumplings?
  • What do you serve with Gyoza dumplings?
  • What to serve with wontons?
  • What goes with dumplings for dinner?
• FAQs
  • What goes well with dumplings?
  • What do you eat with dumplings for dinner?
  • What do you serve with Gyoza dumplings?
  • How are dumplings served?
  • What to eat with dumplings?

What are Dumplings?

Chinese food originated from the Chinese mainland and has been eaten there since ancient times.

The Asian dishes are made by wrapping dough around filling ingredients such as meat, vegetables, seafood, etc., then boiling it until cooked.

There are many dumplings, including steamed, boiled, fried, and pan-fried (shaokao). The fried dumplings and pan-fried dumplings are also called potstickers.

What is Dumpling in Chinese?

Dumplings in Chinese are divided into various types depending on how they are cooked.

For example:

• Boiled dumplings (simplified Chinese: 水饺; traditional Chinese: 水餃; pinyin: shuǐjiǎo; lit. ‘water dumpling’)
• Steamed dumplings (simplified Chinese: 蒸饺; traditional Chinese: 蒸餃; pinyin: zhēngjiǎo; lit. ‘steam dumpling’).

What is Inside a Dumpling?

Dumplings are usually made from flour, water, and salt.

Most dumplings can be made using standard ‘dumplings’ or ‘wheat’ flour. However, Har Gau (Chinese shrimp dumplings) is made with wheat and tapioca starch. And there are many other dumpling variations.

The fillings inside dumplings can be anything, from meat, pork, chicken, shrimp, vegetables, seafood, etc.

What do dumplings taste like?

Dumpling flavors vary according to their fillings. Some may be sweet or savory, but others might be spicy.