Sheng jian bao might be one of the most difficult dumplings to get right. They’re part yeasted bun, part potsticker and a soup dumpling all in one. The best sheng jian bao have a thick ...

Stir together flour, sugar, yeast, and salt in a large bowl. Slowly add water; using a chopstick, stir water into flour mixture until dough is flaky, about 2 minutes. Knead until a smooth ball ...

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Lee’s favorite item at Dumpling Home — juicy pork bao — is listed under the “Pan Fried” section of the menu. The Chinese characters read as sheng jian bao, the Shanghai style of pan ...

On a quiet tree-lined street in El Monte near a couple of auto parts stores is Little Pan-Fried Bun’s pop-up location, a restaurant that whips up Chinese sheng jian bao with aplomb. Most ...

Chef Jimmy Li explains how he makes — and eats — sheng jian bao. (Azul Sordo) Li, a James Beard Award semifinalist in 2023 for Best Chef: Southwest, runs his kitchens with precision — and ...

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Still, plenty of locals swing by for takeaway: mainly 生煎包 (sheng jian bao, a pan-fried bao that’s a Shanghai speciality), 萝卜丝饼 (luo bosi bing, a shredded radish “pancake”), and ...

Although it wasn’t the only one with this speciality, it stood out for several reasons. One, the unique offering of pan-fried sheng jian bao, and two, perpetual queues that seemed to never stop ...

Both are located in the same eating place right above Bishan Bus Interchange. While Shi Xiang Ge specialises in la mian and shaved noodles, Bishan Fried Buns has sheng jian bao (the titular fried buns ...

While the year before was full of shrimp-filled har gow, 2023 unintentionally turned out to be The Dumpling Report’s year of xiao long bao (or XLB), plus its juicy cousin, sheng jian bao.