Har gow (蝦餃)

Har gow (蝦餃)

Dim Sum

Hong Kong Food

Har gow is a shrimp dumpling that is considered to be a staple of dim sum foods. The dumpling is translucent and is pleated, containing a generous amount of shrimp meat. It is traditionally used to test the skill of dim sum chef, where a good chef would be able create 10 pleats, while 13 pleats often reflected the skill of an outstanding chef.

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