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Siu Mai

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Title

Subject

Siumai, Hong Kong, Food, Dim Sum, Street Food

Description

Siu Mai is a type of dumpling that is commonly found in Hong Kong Dim Sum and with street food vendors. Siu Mai in Hong Kong, unlike Siu Mai found elsewhere, will typically feature shrimp and will always be wrapped in a yellow sheet of lye water dough.

Creator

Inner Mongolia

Date

Yuan Dynasty

Contributor

Cantonese

Format

Siu mai has a very savoury and umami taste. The lye water dough that wraps the filling makes the siu mai chewy.

Identifier

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Recipe

http://tasteasianfood.com/shumai-recipe/

Alternative Name

燒賣/Shu Mai

Ingredients

Prawn Meat, Dried Mushrooms, Pork, White Pepper, Shaoxing Wine, Sesame Oil, Caster Sugar, Oyster Sauce, Cornflour, Salt, Wonton Skin

Citation

Inner Mongolia, “Siu Mai,” Food Iconic to Hong Kong, accessed January 15, 2025, https://learning.hku.hk/ccch9051/group-11/items/show/20.

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