Don’t you just love how dumplings seem to have taken over the world or at least our little patch of it? I’m fully in support of dumplingmania and I’d probably even vote a dumpling into parliament! 
Whenever I ask Mr NQN where he would like to go for dinner the answer is inevitably “for dumplings”. He gives me that sad look, you know the look of a man who has a wife with a food blog and always chooses where to go. The poor dear! So he was very happy when I told him that New Shanghai had opened up a new branch in Chatswood with his favourite dumplings and we were going to visit (review to come ). The poor thing was obviously starved of dumplings and he was so happy he did a happy dance! We ate six types of dumplings as well as the crab with noodles, soup, pork belly hot pot all washed down with white tea and emerged very happy (and almost dumpling shaped ourselves).
Thanks to New Shanghai, you and three friends can have a dumpling feast of your own at New Shanghai’s Chatswood Chase branch with matching wine to the value of $150! All you have to do is tell me which type of dumpling is your favourite! Simply add your answer as a comment to the story. The competition ends at Midnight AEST Thursday 13th of February, 2010. You can enter this once daily and this competition is open anyone in Australia (although travel to the restaurant is not included-sorry dahlinks, I may have my P’s but I am not suitable for driving! 
). The meal is valid for a period of 6 months from when it is drawn and is not redeemable on weekends or public holidays.
***The winner is Melanie Y. of NSW!***
Lots of love,
Lorraine
xxx
Shop details: Shop B-038, Lower Ground Floor, Chatswood Chase, Chatswood, NSW (3 hours free parking at Chatswood Chase).
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I love their pork dumplings! Currently travelling in Europe and am craving some good asian food – YUM!
I’ve never been to a dumpling banquet!
Hurray for dumpling-mania! Now if only Ms. Keneally can turn herself into a dumpling then we will vote for her! Perhaps after midnight?
As for my favourite dumpling, it’d have to be the sticky rice dumpling with the peanuts and mushrooms inside, so moreishlicious!
i would say – steamed ‘vegetable’ – seems to be the translation they understand at yum cha!
my favourite dumpling would have to be the any dumplings containing a prawn filling- the conbination of the seafood goodness covered in the light pastry just makes my taste buds do a happy dance
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Without a doubt the number one dumpling at the top of my palate is xiao long bao. Mmm soupy goodness!
My favorite is wonton dumplings,usually with a pork and prawns in it, the soup base makes the experience that much better!!
Xiao Long Bao absolute favourite… must have eaten at least a hundred in the last twelve months tryingh to discover Sydney’s best dumplings!!! YUM
luurrvvveeee the good ol’ pork and chives, nothing like it for hearty comfort-food that gets you travelling back in time to childhood memories!
This place sounds really yummy! I loooove dumplings but my favourite ones are shepherds purse…so good!
Prawn how gowww
My favorite have to be chicken dumplings but I do toss up between shrimp as well. But I would love to try the pan fried with the soup inside, they are next on my list of new.
Ha…. I think I love all dumplings… but if I can only pick one then its going to be a simple scallop one…. sweet subtle flavour… love it.
Gimme Gimme Gimme Dumplings. Love ‘em. Always request the scallop dumpling when going for yum cha – my absolute favourite.
Boiled pork and chive! Always boiled, because at my local dumpling house you get more. Can you believe my boyfriend doesn’t like dumplings? I think it’s because he hasn’t had good ones, but still.. why am I dating him?
their xiao long bao and pan-fried buns are my must have everytime I go to New Shanghai!!! love that place!
I looovvee pork and prawn dumplings – they are my favourite!
prawn dumplings! the best dumpling ever! (for me)
Very much suffer from the same disease in epic proportions – prawn and/or pork ones come out tops! Mm. .mh! Should not complain – lunch will be grilled chicken rubbed with ‘ras-el-hanout’ from the marvellous ‘Le’Spice’ – another mm. .mh!
mmmmmm… dumplings…
delicious… i like the ones filled with stuff that tastes like custard… but isn’t actually custard. Also, most people i know hate them, so i get them all!!
mmmmmmmmn…slurping the luscious soup and then gobbling up a perfectly steamed Xiao Long Bao makes me very happy! And so does the gentle flavour of prawn with a kick of ginger in Har Gow.
Dumplings – the perfect way to ease into a lazy Sunday!
Oh, you had me at dumpling….
YUM!!!!! My favourite dumplings are prawn ones and I am obsessed with red bean so any dumpling with red bean always gets my vote! Got to get your dumpling on!!
I absolutely love all the vegetable ones, they come in their steaming bamboo container, and as you gently lift them out and onto your plate (or straight into your waiting mouth), the most delicious juice drips out of them …. so good,I think dumplings have been sent from heaven to feed our souls!
Miss NQN!
Nothing makes me happier than meeting my brother in Sydney at Kam Fook Chinese restaurant in Chatswood for yum cha on our mutual free weekends. We love the watch for the woman with the trolley who looks like our Popo, walk around the room
When she recognises us, she immediately brings my brother his favourite garlic chive dumplings, which make him unbearable in small spaces for a long time afterwards!!
And though simple, I would have to say my favourite dumplings are the (run of the mill) pork dim sim with chilli. I love them so much, that even though I’m allergic to prawns, and I know the chances of one lurking inside are very high, that I eat them anyway, just hoping I’ll get lucky!
Must be the sheng jian baos – just like the one you posted. tried a different version recently in Singapore, and it was just not the same.
I LOOOVE dumplings!
mmmmmm
probably my favourite would be ones with chunks of prawns in them, pop the whole thing in my mouth and feel the little POP as you puncture the firm prawn flesh
talk about torture! I’m on a detox right now so can’t even scurry down the road and have them for lunch
dumplings are so yummy! eaten unhurried and in good company, they bring laughter and comfort! I love the pork and chives one the best…
Xiao Long Bao. The burst of soup, the delectable texture, the lingering taste. Hao chi.
Dumplings…the perfect comfort food for all ages,for all nationalities for all occasions!!! Yum Yum!!
For me…the experience of gushing steaming molten gold soup released from the crunchy based Shanghai Fried Pork Dumpling,mingling with the flavours and texture of that moist pork filling make this dumpling absolute perfection!!
My fave would have to definitely be the Xiao Long Baos!
the delicate special shanghai dumpling!
I can never decide between Shao Mai and Xaio Long Bao.
Hmm. But I think, the best dumplings of 2010 were definitely the Shao Mai from Din Tai Fung.
Amazing.
The Oriental Tea Rooms in Melbourne do the most amazing peking duck dumplings in a rosy wrapper.
Just divine.
Hi NQN, I generally like all sort of dumplings, my favourite dumpling would be chai kueh (steamed vegetable dumpling) filled with stir fry dried prawns, carrots, yam bean, and lots of garlic. Eaten with chilli vinegar sauce…drool !
I love dumplings! Wish I lived in Sydney so I could try these…
Sounds great! My personal favourite is fish and chives dumplings from Dumpling King in Burwood (their fish and chives wonton soup is simply AMAZING too), closely followed by pork and vegetables.
dumplings! i love dumplings of all types so its so hard to pick one, i love pan fried pork and chives dumplings i had at the ashfield branch. nomnomnom i think i could eat 2 dozen of them ^^
Basket shaped Siu Mai are so soft and fluffy with their hand made ‘skins’, filled with pork or minced prawns, juicy and flavourful delights of Chinese masters. Yummy yummy goes my tummy!
I’m quite picky when it comes to dumpling
I think I’ll stay out of this one since I don’t think i’d be traveling to Sydney anytime soon
It’s funny how dumplings restaurants are called Shanghai this or Shanghai that..even though dumplings (other than xiao long bao) originated and are eaten more in north China
I love ginger prawn dumplings – who can resist ginger??
My favourite is my grandmother’s special deep fried pork and chives dumplings. However, I still have no idea what’s the secret ingredient is
But all deep-fried dumplings are good nevertheless.
I had a fabulous dumpling banquet in Beijing with dumplings in all different shapes to match their flavours. My favourite in Singapore is crab and I love Xiao Long Bao.
Unfortunately I have not yet been to the New Shanghai restaurant but I have managed to taste some of their yummy cuisine.
They did a promotional gig at Dymocks in the city and yes I loved the food but the young girls serving were just so lovely and friendly. I especially enjoyed a type of fried pancake filled with pork which was excellent. With food this good I can see New Shanghai’s popping up everywhere.
Colly
My favourite would have to be prawn and scallop with spinach or coriander. OR WAIT maybe it is the BBQ pork dumpling. Heck how can you have a favourite they are all delicious!!!!
Love a dumpling! And have been to the Ashfield restaurant so would be very keen to try out it’s Chatswood counterpart. Always enjoy a prawn har gow with the slight crunchiness of prawns and the beautiful sweet flavour.
i love a good spinach and prawn dumpling!
My favourite dumpling is pot sticker I love the burst of liquid in your mouth and the gentle frying adds to the flavour.
Steamed vegetable with water chestnuts. I love the contrast between the soft, slick wrapper and then the fresh crunchiness of the water chestnuts between your teeth.
I’m a dumpling noob! I liked the pork ones (with scallions, I think?) from Dumpling King in Newtown.
Pork Dumpling is the best!
Has the perfect combo of sour sweet and zest!
OMG, this is enough to make me move to Australia this instant. I LOVE good dumplings, and these look totally mouth-watering.
My kids could eat them all so may the dumpling trend continue. Thanks for sharing.
Plan B
My favourite would have to be the prawn with snow pea shoots…soooo yummy
My Love of dumplings stems from my mum and her dumplings, would love to try a new style and do sound so yummy in tastes
Xiao Long Bao or “Little Dumplings in the Basket” are my outstanding favourite.. me and my partner had been waiting for months to try to taste theses mystical parcels and finally tried them at the recent night noodle markets in Hyde Park for the food festival.This was only fitting, as we had our first date at a dumpling bar in the city and fell in love over Yum Cha! I warned him to be careful as i tried them first and squirted soup all over the table! He didnt take heed and squirted soup all over me and my new favourite kahki blazer! After numourous dry cleaning efforts the blazer has gone to clothes heaven..but the memory of dumplings remains! Be warned- wear a bib!
I love them all, steamed, fried or in soup. Once upon a time I used to race down to a yum cha place in my 1/2 hr lunch break and demolish a dozen dumplings myself!! Always get quite excited when I spot the big spinach and mushroom ones
sooo yummy, yummy, yum, yum. I’m suddenly feeling very hungry!
Oh I love them all but I get really really excited when I see the plate of the Shanghai Fried Pork Dumpling coming towards the table…. I have to inspect them all choosing the absolute crispiest one of all to begin with – thankfully I have a very understanding partner who just smiles and waits for me to choose them ….
Prawn in any combination for sure!
I was at festival first night and was all excited for the dumpling stall. I ordered only to find they had RUN OUT of prawn dumplings!!
Devastated. Have been craving them like crazy since.
Well, I am out of this being in NZ.
Actually I just stopped by to say hallo. We are having a great summer in NZ, and I am so worried about Australia. I hope that if you have friends and relatives in Queensland they are all OK.
XX
ciao
A.
My favourite dumplings are the pork and crab Xiao Long Bao…especially the ones oozing with porky goodness…*drool*
I believe I should win simply because I’ve never eaten a dumpling in my life. Consider me ill-educated.
Soup dumplings for sure. YUM!
pork and garlic chive gyoza – cooked in a pan so the bottoms stick and end up crispy, then steamed. Any dumplings with water chesnuts too as I love the crunch!
Xiao long bao dumplings rock my world, some of the best I have tried have been at Hu-tong dumpling bar in Melbourne… but I am very willing for someone to try and change my mind…..
My favourite dumpling is any one that is sitting in front of me next to my chopsticks and tea- I eat them all- the prawn and garlic chive they serve at north Ryde RSL hold a special place in my heart- pick me pick me pick me… I won’t let you down! thank you for the opportunity
My favourite are dessert dumplings! Taro or red bean – soo tasty – best of both worlds – dumpling and dessert!
Oh Em Gee! How I love the snow pea dumplings at our local yum cha with their sweet chunks of prawn and crunchy snow peas, match made in yum-cha heaven!
Towering, tender sui mai with a whopping prawn on the top. Mmmm…
The dumpling craze hasn’t made it up to Brisbane yet unfortunately. My favourite is pork and ginger. That seems to be one you can get in quite a few places up here and comes with a yummy dipping sauce.
I love the Fried Radish Cake from Shanghai Nights in Ashfield, especially when they are sitting next to another giant plate of the Pork and Chive dumplings. I have no idea how they get those little radish cakes to be so crispy and flaky, but I suspect it has to involve a whole lot of lard (yikes!) but best not to think about it. Mmmm wish I had some now. I’ve had the fried radish cakes elsewhere (incl. a place selling them at the recent Hyde Park food fair) but they just don’t have that airy, flaky pastry goodness on the outside holding together crispy, crunchy julienned radishness on the inside. Next time you are at Shanghai Nights in Asfield give them a try. They may not have as many recommendations as the steamy crunchy bottom pork dumplings, but they are definitely a true and loyal companion to the other heaving plates of dumplings I always order when there. Go the radish pancake!
Definitely the crispy bottom steamed pork buns as pictured above. I love it how it’s like the xiao long bao where you get the soupy surprise inside the dumpling, but also matched with the super crispiness as well as soft fluffy bun. It probably is every single dumpling made into one package!
Ok. I am just going to say that number 56 (Jen) comment is gorgeous! Meeting and falling in love over dumplings is amazing and to be commended !
Oh, I am disappointed! I love dumplings, but a flight to Sydney for a feed of them is probably just a little extravagant!!
Definitely a top notch xiao long bao (soup dumplings), one where the skin is not too thick and not too thin and contains the right amount of fillings and soup quota. Then dip in Chinese vinegar. Yum!
My absolute favourite dumplings are the pork, peanut and snow pea dumplings that arrive on yum cha trolleys every now and then. They are sweet, porky and have just a touch of crunch. Fabo!
has to be an oldy but a goodie – BBQ pork yum!!
Have to confess, don’t know much about the multitude of different flavoured dumplings available but will be more than happy to try them out if I win this prize.
I live near Chatswood so it woldbe good to win A dinner. there . Thanks CHeers to Nigella too. I do enjoy it all.
very nice dumplings !!
pierre
Oh god I love dumplings! Im not quite sure what the proper name is for the ones I like but I love the steamed ones with the pork filling that is really juicy and explodes in your mouth. I have to admit though, Im also a total sucker for that vinegary dumpling sauce. Mmmmmm!
I love Xiao Long Bao – probably my favourite from the dumpling place down Anzac Pde from uni, but I would love the chance to try the ones at chatswood – I always see the queue and think they must be good!
xiao long bao!!
Haha! So cute imagining your hubby doing a happy dance for dumplings.
My fave are xiao long bao – I must like torturing myself though because I’ve never eaten them without burning the inside of my mouth!
Yum!!! I love any type of dumpling with crab or prawn, but my favourite of all is the ice cream dumpling from the dumpling bar in Potts Point/Kings Cross. Delicious and not like any dumpling I have ever experienced!
My favourite type of dumplings is the boiled variety, or shuijiao. My favourite filling consists of fatty pork mince and fennel – a local specialty, but very well-loved
Steamed snow-pea leaf and prawn dumplings are my absolute favourite!
Dumpling fiend I’ve been here a few times already since its probably the nearest place for me to get my fix.
I love the pan fried porks buns with their juicy pork innards and the crispy base which I think counts as dumpling otherwise I’d say the traditional xiao long bao always a classic.
Chive & pork! As a Cantonese Aussie, I was raised on mum’s Southern Chinese style wontons. Hence the succulent combo of chive & pork — so common and mundane in Northern Chinese dumplings, yet non-existent in Southern Chinese cuisine — was a late revelation in life for me. I’ve been hooked on these plain, yet sumptuous morsels ever since.
Definitely the pan fried prok buns…I just discovered a New Shanghai in Charlestown, so excited! We tried 4 different types or pork dumpling, and the crunchy bottoms on these were absolutely a favourite!
I just love love LOOOVE the steamed mini pork bun, or Xiao Long Bao’s. I love the way the juice spills out when you take that first bite!
Pork Dumplings – I know how to make a ‘pig’ of myself with these!
Prawn Dumpling – i’ve only recently restarted eating them – i’ve been ‘Prawn’ again!
I can’t pick a favourite, as I have to always have xiao long bao, pan fried dumplings (and the best is when the base is so rock hard crispy like a fresh loaf of bread) and of course love my prawn har gau… Dumpling heaven
pan fried dumplings for the win – tests the ability to make the pastry skin thin and yet able to withstand the heat for a good crunch and retain the over flowing juices.
prawn!anything with prawn, i think a delicious one with prawn and chive was my favourite =)
I absolutely love Yumcha, but with a severe shellfish allergy, I love restaurants where I can order dumplings off a menu so i know the contents. A good BBQ pork bun – Char Siu is always fantastic, with the fluffy outer exterior and the sweet warm pork filling, or a Xaio Long Bao with a rich soup filling, and a gingery tang. So SO good!
When I asked my daughter what she wanted for dinner on her birthday she said “Dumperwings – pwan ones” She was turning 4.
ie.Prawn Dumplings are our favourite!
prawn dumplingssss!! mmmm love it!
The clear steamed prawn dumplings – Har Gau. I always think of these when I’m lining up for a table at Yum Cha – definitely worth the wait!
My favorite dumpling Is my little sis but seriouly prawn
I absolutely love prawn ones the best! They are soft and delicious, and don’t compare to the rest!
Pork and chives…the ones with a bit of broth inside that burst when you bite into them. Yum!
I love the veggie dumplings. Steam, or pan fried are both my favourite.
Yummmmmmmm
Prawn Dumplings. What makes the dumplings for me is the “special” sauce. It’s not just straight soy sauce. Used to organise regular Yum Cha in Chinatown during my misspent 20′s, on one fateful occasion a friend brought along his best mate, who is now my husband of nearly 13 years! Saw Toy Story at the movies that day.
Pan fried pork dumplings are the best. A lovely crisp bottom with a soft and chewy upper. Can’t go past the tasty broth waiting inside!
Nothing like ze comfort of grandma’s PORK AND CHIVES dumpring! hands down! chives are an underrated accompaniment to any fantastic dumpring!
Vegetarian shanghai dumpings – the ones that are open on top!
Pork and chives dumplings drowning in a bowl of chilli oil! First tried it in a little shop in Parramatta which has sadly moved and then found a near equivalent from Chinese Noodle House in Haymarket. Introduced my French partner and our friends to these hand made beauties and they were thankful for adding a new dish in their expanding Asian cuisine education.
prawn har gaw hands down.
but i won’t say no to other dumplings.
Mmm, dumplings! I think they should take over the world, lol! Fantastic giveaway, sweetie!
This is one thing I really want to try my hand at making…always loved Chinese food…
Give me a prawn dumpling any day; steamed, fried – I’ll enjoy it any which way!
Without a doubt pan fried buns filled with pork. I love their deceptive soft outer, with their searing soup inside and the beautiful knob of pork mixture. Wows me how they can keep the soup inside!
Pork and chive pan fried dumplings!
The ones at New Shanghai in Ashfield are so good, it would be interesting to see how their cousins compare.
Thanks for hosting the comp Lorraine.
My favourite dumpling has got to be the cripsy pan fried dumplings. The soupy inners with the gingery meat all topped with lightly toasted sesame seeds is my all time fav =)
Its about time someone rivaled Din Tai Fung! rock on the dumpling wars i say
I love all dumplings, but my absolute favourite are ones filled with garlic chives….very smelly but yummy
vegetarian dumplings are the best. anyone can make meat dumpling but to be able to pull of edible vegetarian dumplings that isn’t tasteless, that’s rare
NQN
My background is shantung and we grew up with eating dumplings in many occassions. It is a tradition in our family that we will have dumplings at CNY, where my grandma will put a gold coin randomly, so all the grandchildren will have competition who would collect the most. By far, I havent found any good dumpling place but Shanghai Night in Chase is the closest to my grandma’s in term of xiao long bao.Which is my favourite
I haven’t been back for 10 years and I miss my grandma’s and I would love to have lots of xiao long bao at this place.
Boiled dumplings are better at Kingsford Dumpling house.
ST
pork & chive pan fried!
what a great excuse to head north to chatswood
Duck and spinach dumplings are my favourite. The combination of flavours is fantastic and the meaty and moist duck paired with the slippery dumpling is pure heaven.
AH my little dumplings – all of you are my favourites, but number one son is definitely xiao long bao, littered with ginger slivers and dunked in heavenly sauce. Yum Yum Pork (Dumpling) Bun.
My favourite dumplings (for the moment anyway) are Din Tai Fung restaurant’s pork and crab roe. Would love the chance to try New Shanghai’s dumplings and see how they compare!
Pork and prawn dumplings are my favourite type – such a great combination!
my favourite is the SanXian dumpling with the holy trinity of pork, prawn and bamboo shoot
My favourite are the pork and crab steamed soup dumplings.
dumplings rock my world, especially a pork and prawn dumpling. The meats are perfect together – the ying to the ever raging yang!
Definitely the xiao long bao!!! Love the panfried pork buns and dumplings but the xiao long bao being soupy I can eat more of
Xiao long bao’s with their thin translucent dough and delicate balance of soup and meat which bursts like a firework of flavours in your mouth! It is THE ultimate dumpling!
I can;t ever get enough of the Prawn and Chive dumplings at my regular Yum Cha Place.
The delicate flavours with the perfect texture dumpling skin makes it hard not to ask for that third or 4th plate!
I can’t ever get enough of the Prawn and Chive dumplings at my regular Yum Cha Place.
The delicate flavours with the perfect texture dumpling skin makes it hard not to go for that third or 4th plate!
A xiao long bao a day keeps unhappiness away! Without a doubt the xiao long bao is my all time favourite dumpling
So hungry for dumplings now! But I’m willing to make the journey from newcastle to try this place out! My favourite dumplings are fresh, bursting and hot! Other than my very strict criteria, I’ll try anything.
~kate.
Xiao Long Bao is my most adored DUmpling! love it as the Juices run around your mouth and all the flavours hit your mouth. Devine!
I absolutely adore the pan-fried pork/crab buns!!! they’re like xiao-long-baos but crunchy, and the differing textures is amazing!!
Xiao Long Bao
Or even more, I love watching my 4 yr old carefully biting the top of each one of them and drinking the soup before shoving the rest in his mouth. He thinks they are the best dumplings ever!
mmm not too early to be thinking of dumplings – fresh steamed dumplings with crunchy prawns and water chestnuts or snow peas – yum breaky time
Prawn have been my favourite for 50 years…my father would take us as children only to Chinatown restaurants because he thought they didn’t care if we made a mess of the table!
I can never go past a good – Garlic and Prawn, Scallop and Prawn or Snowpea and Prawn – just add dumpling and prawns really
my fav dumplings have always been prawn dumplings. ever since i can remember going to yum cha, i always had to order them – most of the time i ate 1 plate to myself. when i was little, my mum though i developed skin rashes from eating seafood, but i couldn’t give up eating prawn dumplings! (and now i don’t get any funny skin rashes from any type of seafood!)
i also love wontons in red shilli oil and vinegar.
I love any type of dumplings, although I get quite excited at the sight of pan fried ones!
Xiao long bao! Watching people who have never had it before trying to navigate their way around the soup is always enjoyable, and the dumplings are fantastic.
I’ve only ever had pork dumplings from a local restaurant – but they were totally scrummy. When I lived nearby, I’d go there every week and order just dumplings. mmmmmmm
Yeah for the happy dance! And Dumplings!
Love hearing the joy these bundles can bring to our lives!
Good luck everyone! Congratulations to the winner and long may you dumpling the night away!
Shanghai Dumplings in China town in Melbourne do some beautiful Pork Dumplings in a Chilli-oil infused broth. I would love to win this as I work in Chatswood and love dumplings
Xiao long baos are definitely my fave – soupy, porky flavour in a delicately thin wrapper – perfection without too many carbs, though the pan fried buns run a close second
Pork and prawn dumplings are my definite favourite!
It’s sad to admit but another favourite of mine was my ex’s homemade dumpling. The ingredients pretty simple: pork mince, coriander and he added water chestnut (this gives a whole new impression). Either boiled or fried yuuuuummmmmm
Minced chicken and crunchy vegies with that sweetish thick black sauce for me please.
Pork!
Pan Fried one! they are soooo good!
PORK & GINGER!! MMMMM
pan fried pork dumpling…. yummy yummy yummy esp the juices that come out…..
Without a doubt my favourite dumplings are the New Shanghai pan fried pork buns – they combine gingery soupy deliciousness of a soup dumpling with the crunchy yet soft and yielding skin of a pork bun. It’s the ultimate in dumpling pleasure. If you haven’t eaten one then you haven’t lived.
Favourite has got to be seafood dumpling especially prawn! Dumplings are the food of the gods you gotta love that light fluffy outside and succulent meaty inside. mmmm.
Shanghai Fried Pork dumplings are the best . . . . . but I do LOVE all dumplings
juicy xiao long bao!!! especially when the skin is not too thick but not to thin!!
Classic but amazing – pork and prawn dumplings are my favourite
Do gyoza count as dumplings? I say they do, and they’re my favourite.
Me and my grandpa make jiao zi every weekend or so.. It’s such a yummy tradition. My favourite filling would be vegetarian where we put vermicilli, egg, mushroom and Ginger or the pork and chopped beans to give it a crunch. Best when doused in vinegar and black bean chili oil dipping sauce.
I would love to win this to take him out somewhere to eat dumplings instead of having to make these himself for once!
Love pork dumplings even better if it is bbq pork
Pork and chives!
celery and lamb dumplings with dill are really tasty in a very hearty wintery way, esp with lots of chili and vinegar.
Mmm.. Am I allowed to say any dumpling flavour is a great dumpling flavour. I am yet to have one I don’t love.
pan fried buns are my absolute favourite! crispy on the outside and juicy inside! LOVE IT! <3
I love to eat a pork dumpling,enjoy the flavour and taste.
pork shanghai dumplings, delicious soupy, meaty, soft steamed parcels of pure joy, eaten with black vinegar, ginger, soy, chilli and a Tsing Tao!
Hi Lorraine,
There are so many type of dumplings that I’ve had in my life, since my grandpa was from northern part of China, my childhood memories filled with him cleaning the prawns, and my grandma chopping the prawns and us the kids, making the dumplings! Those days are long gone, as my grandma has passed away two years ago…I especially like the dumplings(boil ones) with finely chopped prawns and mixed with eggs and chives. I also love the pan fry dumpling buns! Man !they are so filling and satisfying!
I love Northern style Dumplings. They are really nice lightly pan fried. Dumplings are the best! I feel like some now for lunch.. YUM!
My absolute favourites are pork and prawn dumplings
My Ukrainian friend makes us dumplings with a mixture of marinara mix. Prawns and calamari and fish with a touch of spices.
They are very flavoursome.
LEAD ME TO THAT FOOD…..
I love New Shanghai, my colleagues and I would drive out to Chatswood for lunch all the time, line up for 15mins waiting for a table and then go back and tell the boss there was a loooooooong queue at the bank “Sorry!”. My favourite is the steamed vegetarian dumplings. There is always something so fascinating about dumplings that I can’t make the fact that their filling is chopped up so tiny to the size of a sesame seed and then steamed into handmade wrapping but comes out tasting anything but dull. The vegetable flavours are so fragrant that even the carnivore guys with us think “they’re not bad”
Late at night when it’s time for bed,
Thoughts of pork dumplings fill my head.
These juicy, delicious pan friend treats,
Are the reason ‘New Shanghai’ runs out of seats!
I would love a dumpling banquet
. I would drive up from Canberra just to eat dumplings & black vinegar. Yum….
pork and prawn, but i wanna try the soupy ones!
Pork dumplings, so moist and plump YUM!!
without a doubt, xiao long bao!
the tissue thin pastry, the sweet and moist filling and the best part, the hit of broth and amazing flavour when it bursts in your mouth. perfect with a little red vinegar and chili…
Some might say the pork-filled pan-fried dumpling is the ‘standard’, but I’d call it perfection. A careful nibble to suck the sauce out, and then refill it with a chilli and soy mixture to really kick the senses.
Our family favourite is the garlic chive or the “prawn dumpling” a bit of soy sauce and some rice and that’s our dream dinner for the night!
My favourite is definitly the Chai Kueh.
the soupy goodness of the xiao long bao by far!!!!!!!!!
Xiao long bao. So good.
I LOVE APPLE DUMPLINGS, I COULD EAT THEM DAY AND NIGHT FOR EVERY MEAL.
Delicioso! I’d have to say my favourite type of dumpling would be Guotie, I love the crunchy fried and smooth mix of textures, yum!
My favourite has to be Xiao Long Bao. It’s almost ceremonious… you open the steamer, releasing the delicious XLB aroma, you eye your prey and gently grip it with your chopstick, careful not to pierce the skin (although too thin or too thick wrapping is the mark of the poor XLB). Then, quickly tuck your soup spoon underneath, resting the precious dumpling there for support. At this point, one may begin to have the soup one of two ways… by pinching the wrapping with the chopstick or taking to your lips and biting one of the loose wrapping flaps with your teeth (the latter method usually leads to burnt lips!); regardless of your plan of attack, quickly take the hole to your lips and slurp that soup up! Mmmmmm… I can taste it now…
Xiao Long Bao is the bizness! Pick me, NQN!
In a vain attempt to impress my date by eating the pan-fried dumplings (for the first time) in a “manly” way, I ended up burning half my face and staining my shirt with the molten-lava-hot liquid inside.. (haha.. not)
I like all types of dumplings, but those pan-fried dumplings are my most memorable and so would have to be my favourite.
last weekend i finally got to try the infamous xio long ba’s at shanghai nights in ashfield. man! they were GOOOOD! i think these have become my fav over prawn dumplings now. the 30 min drive to ashfield + 30 min wait for a table was well worth it!!
Oh my gawd, I love this blog and the pictures of all those delicious dumplings…. my kids are australian, and one thing we did regularly when they were little was sunday brunch yum cha at east ocean in the city … you have just reminded me how wonderful all those dumplings used to taste, and how very badly we need to return as grownups, and start educating my grand daughter turning 2 next month of the delights of dumplings! My condiment would have to be the indonesian sweetened soy sauce … I am a desperate sweet tooth !!!
Def the Xiao Long Ba! Its wonderful juicyness is to die for!
I love any type of pan fried dumplings but my preference is a pan fried soup bun where I can bite the top off, suck the soup out then drench it in chinese vinegar.
Yum Yum
so ahrd to choose lah-but by a whisker pork and prawn dumplings all the way!
Mmm. I desperately want to go even more now that I know the secret of the mystery dumpling.
I was always convinced that they used little moulds…
Oh well.
I love all types of dumplings but anything with seafood will do.
Hi Lorraine,
I just saw New Shanghai recipe and I’d love to try the crab pan fried buns – should I get the opportunity! Especially with 3 friends.
Hubby, children (2 boys under 3) amd I are soooooo into dumplings! Can’t wait to try soup and ‘puffy’ dumplings at New Shanghai!! Love the vinegar as the condiment!
PORK AND PRAWN are my favourite so far, but I plan on trying those soupy ones as soon as I finish this blasted detox…grrr…gimme DUMPLINGS!!!
I don’t discriminate when it comes to dumplings, but do find it hard to go past one with prawns. Yum yum!
Mmmmm… well my fave is pork and coriander steamed dumplings!
I love pan fried pork dumplings!
I’ve tried a few from different restaurants hoping to find the BEST DUMPLING in Sydney….maybe this is the potential candidate =)
Pork dumplings to share with my teenagers. Kids will always talk over dumplings
my fav dumpling is the one my ukrainian grandmother used to make – i remeber spending a day makeing enough to feed an army- not a family of 6! we made the pastry by hand, cut circles cusing old cups and placed a teaspoon of sugar and a teaspoon of fresh straberries or cherries in the centre- then boil. then eat! i remember hot summer says eating these boiled fruit dumplings, leaning over but still spilling the dumplings juices down my chin, smiling at my hard days work and the sweetness of summer and love from my grandmother.
Xiao Long Bao is my fave! Love the soup that bursts out with the first bite
But so disappointed when the dumpling skin is ripped before I get it to my mouth 
Simply prawn and snowpea. Our teenage daughters are dumpling queens – we often go for weekend yumcha, but all they eat are dumplings! We would love to try this delicious-sounding Chatswood venue and try some new flavours.
I really want to try the soup dumplings. As far as I’m aware we don’t have anywhere in Canberra that makes them. I’m willing to travel to sate my curiosity!
The ones with the beautiful soup inside it !!
Dim Sum means “To touch the heart.” My heart craves for the “New Shanghai pan fried crab meat and pork bun.” What an explosion of flavour for your heart and soul!
Love shu Mai!!! Can’t have enough of it. Is it me or is true to others that dim sum eating just gets digested really quickly?
Late at night when it’s time for bed,
Thoughts of pork dumplings fill my head.
These juicy, delicious pan fried treats,
Are the reason ‘New Shanghai’ runs out of seats!
Re-posted – made a spelling mistake hehehe
Pork chives
Steamed pork, prawn & garlic chive dumplings make this world a better place. Sweet, succulent, robust, yet oh so delicate. A morself of pure joy!
Forgot the dumplings, I love the chili sauce and yummy condiments to dip them in.
Always veggie dumplings
Vegetarian Dim Sum – crunchy chestnuts concealed within, Tasty with a chili dipping sauce, Vego yum cha – yes of course!!
Steamed prawn dumplings dipped in soy sauce with a bit of chili!!
Since New Shanghai opened at Bondi Junction, I’ve been there at least once a week! The pan fried pork dumplings are to die for, and as a side note – the shallot pancakes with vinegar are sensational, along with the kelp salad. Cheap, filling and healthy, yum!
xiao long bao – hands down!
I love the tempting and tasty siu mai,
Dumplings with pork and prawns, oh my.
Next time for yum cha, give them a try
Pan fried pork dumplings are to die for! I have eaten them at the Bondi store, absolutely beautiful. I have been wanting to try the Chatswood location for ages, but it is always so busy. Im sure there are many more delicious dumpling combinations to discover
Xiao long bao……..pure heaven in a parcel and an engineering marvel. With a bit of research I found out the secret way they are made…..who would have thought!…….so clever! so delicious!
Isn’t it lovely that tiny morsels of meat, vegetable and soup could unite and bundle themselves in a little present of joy?
Pan fried meat buns are my friends…my tasty, tasty friends.
Pork Dumplings. Best by far!
Har Gau!
I can’t choose just one, so I’ll have to day that my favourite dumpling is a dumpling banquet from New Shanghai.
Pork and Prawn with chives and ginger and yummy dipping sauce!!
how can you chose just one.
i think anything wrapped up in rice paper and filled with PORK, PRAWN and soup is the best thing in the world..
anything with dumpling at the end of it is a winner for me.I am starting to look like a dumpling from eating so many.yummmyyyyy
hearing about that dumpling banquet sounds mighty tempting! Would love to give that a go
i can’t play favourites with dumplings!
When I saw this story on NQN, my head went into orbit and my eyes were popping out of my head. My husband and I regularly travel to New Shanghai restaurant in Ashfield from Newport to experience the juice explosion of the pork and crab meat dumplings.
At first the explosion takes you by surprise, then you can’t get enough of it shooting down the back of your unsuspecting throat. Watching the little ladies make them through the glass is a treat too! I want to drive there now!!!
Pan fried dumplings handsdown. Gorgeous crunch of the bottom, with the hot soup spilling out – perfection!
A great find Lorraine. Will definitely have to check this place out.
Unfortunately I have not had the pleasure of eating a dumpling yet but I’ll be putting my hand up for a pork one.
OMG. Try ANY dumpling put infront of me. Just so long as I can wear my elastic eating pants..lol. But if I had to choose, I had a steamed prawn and Vermacelli noodle dumpling at yum cha a while ago that I cant get out of my dreams. Amazing
Pork and chives are my favourite.
Prawn and Spinach can’t be beaten!! Yum!
xiao long bao is def my favourite, some vinegar, soy, fresh ginger and a lovely warm soupy xiao long bao and I’m a happy camper, can’t stop at one though, can eat my own weight in dumplings any day of the week…
Free Dunplings are my favourite!
I adore Chinese food, yet never knew there was anything but pork bun dumplings…I am so putting this restaurant on my Bucket List!
For me, I want a luscious sauce I can drink from the bowl after I’ve finished my dumplings…I can’t go past the aroma and freshness of of a coriander dipping sauce..hhmmmm……luscious!!! I’m off there now!
Pork dumpling – the combination of the dumpling outer and the sweetness of the pink within in a complete winner, makes you beg for more
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