Steamed pork dumplings 干蒸燒賣仔

Steamed pork dumplings

Steamed pork dumplings became very popular in Guangdong in the 1930s. During the last 20 years, it has spread to adjacent Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and even the whole country. Wheat flour is used to make the dumpling wrapper, which is thin, half-transparent and looks like a flower. Its fillings include minced pork, beef and shrimp, mixed with the shreds of water chestnuts or bamboo shoots, ginger juice and wine. The dumplings are steamed in a bamboo steamer. The dumplings may go with vinegar and garlic slices.