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A basket of yummy Dumplings, ready to be eaten with a dipping sauce!

Have you ever tried a dumpling? Dumplings are a super fun and tasty type of food found all over the world! They are usually made from a soft dough that can be wrapped around a filling, or sometimes they are just pieces of dough without anything inside.

The dough can be made from different things like bread, flour, or even potatoes. And what about the fillings? Oh, they can be anything you can imagine! From yummy meat or fish to creamy cheese, fresh vegetables, sweet fruits, or even sweets.

Dumplings can be cooked in many ways too! You can bake them, boil them, fry them, simmer them slowly, or steam them until they're soft and delicious. Every country seems to have its own special way of making and enjoying dumplings!

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Delicious Dumplings from A to Z

Here's a list of some amazing dumplings you can find around the world!

A

Ada is a sweet treat from Kerala, India. It's made of rice flour dough with sweet fillings, steamed in a banana leaf.
Agnolotti are a type of ravioli from Piedmont, Italy. They are small pasta pockets filled with roast beef and veggies.
Akashiyaki is a round dumpling from Japan. It's made with egg batter and octopus, dipped in fish broth.

B

Bawan umiao
Ba-wan is a popular Taiwanese snack food.
Cepelinai Sauce
Cepelinai are a national dish of Lithuania.

C

ChickenDumplings
A warm bowl of Chicken and dumplings.

D

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Dim sum dumplings are often served in small portions.

E

F

G

Gnocchi di ricotta burro e salvia
Soft Gnocchi stuffed with ricotta cheese.

H

Hallacas con pan de jamon, plato Venezuelano
Hallaca served with pan de jamón.

I

J

Yau Gok
A delicious Jau gok.

K

Kenkey
Kenkey (top right) served with fried fish and pepper.
Kalduny are stuffed dumplings from Belarus, Lithuania, and Poland.
Iraqi-Jewish kibbeh is often a fried croquette filled with minced meat.
Meat-filled kreplach are usually boiled and served in chicken soup.

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M

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Modak is a sweet dumpling popular in Western and South India.
Kawa manta
Manti are traditional dumplings eaten across Central and Western Asia.

N

O

  • Orama

P

Palt is a traditional meat-filled dumpling from Sweden.
Pavese agnolotti are an Italian pasta filled with meat.
Pyeonsu
A tasty Pyeonsu.

Q

Quenelle de brochet sauce Nantua
A Quenelle served with nantua sauce.

R

S

One scotch egg (No jar of Marmite)
A Scotch egg cut in half.
Sheng Jian Bao on a pan
Shengjian mantou cooking in a pan.

T

Ukrainian varenyky filled with sour cherries, a sweet dessert!
A Cantonese-style shrimp wonton.

U

Uszka na talerzu
A plate of Uszka.

V

  • Varenyky

W

X

Y

Yamari
Yomari is made from rice flour dough, often filled with molasses and sesame seeds.

Z

See also

  • List of rolled foods
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