Dumpling

Dumplings

Chinese dumplings
Place of origin	Asia
Main ingredients	Flour, potatoes or bread
Cookbook: Dumplings   Media: Dumplings

A Dutch Bapao dumpling

Dumplings may be any of a wide variety of dishes, both sweet and salty, in several different cuisines. They are either made from balls of dough or are small bits of food put into pastry, dough, batter, or leaves. In southern Africa, they are mostly cooked in a pot covered by an airtight,strong plastic so that it gets to boil and observe the steam then the dough's size increases while boiling. In Asia, they are often cooked in a bamboo basket over a steam pot. They can be cooked in different methods, either by boiling or steaming.