{"id":440,"date":"2015-10-13T21:25:05","date_gmt":"2015-10-13T21:25:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drkareneng.com\/?p=440"},"modified":"2015-10-13T21:26:11","modified_gmt":"2015-10-13T21:26:11","slug":"chinese-deliciousness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drkareneng.com\/?p=440","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Deliciousness"},"content":{"rendered":"


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I am a dumpling addict. \u00a0It all started with xiao long bao\u00a0(\u5c0f\u7b3c\u5305) – abbreviated to XLB – which I had\u00a0at Din Tai Fung in Shanghai’s Xintiandi. XLB are pork dumplings that have a delicious rich broth inside. You eat them by dipping them in black vinegar & ginger, taking a small bite of the dumpling skin to let the steam out, sucking the soup from the dumpling, and popping it into your mouth. \u00a0I\u00a0think these rank up there as the perfect bite of food conceived by\u00a0man.<\/p>\n

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A year ago, I found a new dumpling obsession. \u00a0My friend introduced me to\u00a0Shengjianbao (\u751f\u714e\u5305). These crispy-bottomed dumplings are filled with pork and broth, pan-fried, and garnished with sesame seeds and chopped green onions. \u00a0Amazing!<\/p>\n

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During my most recent trip to Hong Kong about a month ago, I discovered Lau sha bao (\u6d41\u6c99\u5305), salted egg custard buns. \u00a0It is sweet and a bit salty, but that yellow filling just oozes out and there’s nothing to say except, “OH MY GOD!” \u00a0My sister was in Hong Kong during the same time, and when I put one on her plate, she refused it. \u00a0I asked her to take one bite, and the smile on her face said it all. \u00a0The next morning at breakfast, she told me that she was dreaming about the bao.<\/p>\n

I can’t wait to find the next bite of deliciousness.<\/p>\n

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I am a dumpling addict. \u00a0It all started with xiao long bao\u00a0(\u5c0f\u7b3c\u5305) – abbreviated to XLB – which I had\u00a0at Din Tai Fung in Shanghai’s Xintiandi. XLB are pork dumplings that have a delicious rich broth inside. You eat them by dipping them in black vinegar & ginger, taking a small bite of the dumpling<\/p>\n

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