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A Typology of Dumplings (2019)

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If you live in SF, you have the chance of tasting one of the best dumplings in the world: “dumpling specialist”. I hate giving out this gem because it’s such a small place and it sucks when these places go popular. But holy shit this is next level.

Are they open during the pandemic? Oh man, gtg.

If not, there are a few dumpling wholesalers in the area. Great way to stock up the freezer.

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The next step: dumplings2vec, or some other dimensionality reduction.

BTW: I am curious about word vectors for dumplings. For each dumpling kind, there is some variation of servings, size, culture and everything. I guess that the word usage tells a lot. For general food quantification, see https://www.nature.com/articles/srep00196, https://jaan.io/food2vec-augmented-cooking-machine-intellige... and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingredient-flavor_network.

(A personal note: a strong fan of "pierogi ruskie" here.)

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I noticed there's a Lithuanian "Cepelinai" mentioned there. "Cepelinai" aren't dumplings in a traditional sense, mainly because there's no flour used for the outer shell - only potatoes.

The real dumpling in Lithuanian is "Koldūnai".

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Oh for sure. Lasagnas are deconstructed dumplings in disguise.

How thick does the breading have to be before fried chicken is a dumpling?

That’s an amazing concept. If samosa is a dumpling we can make fried chicken dumplings work

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If not, there are a few dumpling wholesalers in the area. Great way to stock up the freezer.

Do you have specific recommendations? Our freezer is nearly empty.

Kingdom of Dumplings (retail shop a few blocks from its restaurant - call restaurant and ask them) is great. It’s like ~$7-10 for a bag (I believe). They also have scallion pancakes frozen. I last went at the beginning of shelter-in-place

*edit - cash only, FYI

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If not, there are a few dumpling wholesalers in the area. Great way to stock up the freezer.

Do you have specific recommendations? Our freezer is nearly empty.

"Asian American Food Company" / Kingdom of Dumplings, and Yummy Dumpling.

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If you live in SF, you have the chance of tasting one of the best dumplings in the world: “dumpling specialist”. I hate giving out this gem because it’s such a small place and it sucks when these places go popular. But holy shit this is next level.

Are they open during the pandemic? Oh man, gtg.

Not sure, but house of pancakes has excellent dumplings as well. Besides these two places I don’t think I found other good dumpling places in SF.
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