At the table
Take a small first bite and let the hot filling cool. Clear soup may be served alongside.
Contains pork, wheat and sesame oil. Ask about other seasonings and sauces if you have allergies.
Seafood fillings are separate alternatives to pork. Vegetables and seasonings can vary; ask which filling you are ordering.
GET TO KNOW THE DISH
What goes into it?
Explore some key ingredients below. Preparations may use additional seasonings and ingredients.
Seafood fillings are alternatives to the pork filling.
Typical ingredients
Recipes vary by restaurant.
How does it taste?
Pork and sesame
- Chili heat
- Texture
- Supple wrapper, juicy filling
- How it’s made
- Roll thin-edged wrappers, fill with pork, sesame oil and Chinese cabbage, then steam.
Seafood fillings are alternatives to the pork filling.
A CONNECTION TO PLACE
Origin & regional roots
Associated with Jilin.
Ask if they have it first
请问你们有新兴园猪肉蒸饺吗？
Do you have this item?
A LITTLE SOMETHING TO READ
Story & history
Two rolling pins, delicate edges
This account describes a tradition or story, rather than an established historical fact.
Xinxingyuan’s steamed dumplings in Jilin City use hot-water dough. A distinctive two-rolling-pin technique makes wrappers with thin edges and a thicker center. The pork filling is stirred with sesame oil and Chinese cabbage before the crescents are steamed. A bowl of clear soup is a traditional accompaniment.