/ˈʃuː.maɪ/ plural shumai. asmall Chinese or Japanese dumpling (= a small piece of dough filled with meat or fish)cooked in steam: The chicken was a little overcooked, but the shumai were very good. crab shumai. Why is it called a Potsticker? Rumor has it that a Chinese ...
While the local cuisine is predominantly Cantonese or Yue, but due to the city’s colonial past and influences from being an international trading port, European, local indigenous, Japanese, and Southeast Asian cuisines are also part of the local culinary culture. What is the number one local...
Most cultures have their addictive dumplings – from our suet clumps to Chinese shumai to Japanese Gyoza. The Poles have pierogi which, debatably, trumps the lot. It can be served with a savoury filling (mushrooms, potatoes, cheese) or stuffed with sweet fruit; however, minced pork and cabbag...
What this means– many recipes call for a combination of dark soy sauce and light sauce to get the right balance of flavour, colour and saltiness. If you only use dark soy sauce, the sauce flavour is way too strong. If you just use light soy sauce, the sauce will be salty, but not...