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A Chinese steamed custard bun

Steamed Custard Buns (Nai Wong Bao, 奶黄包)

Pieces of sesame shrimp toast on a plate.

Shrimp Toast (蝦多士), Pan-fried or Air-fried

a collage of 4 Chinese breakfast dishes with overlay text saying 15 Chinese breakfast recipes

Chinese Breakfast: 15 Classic Recipes

One Fan Tuan cut open showing the fillings

Fan Tuan (Stuffed Sticky Rice Roll, 饭团)

Chinese doughnut sticks in a basket

Chinese Doughnut Sticks (Youtiao, 油条)

4 types of Chinese dumplings

15 Best Chinese Dumpling Recipes

a plate of boiled pork dumplings

Pork Dumpling with Napa Cabbage (猪肉白菜水饺）

Red bean buns with one halved.

Red Bean Buns (Dou Sha Bao, 豆沙包)

Sichuan style wontons seasoned with chili oil

Sichuan Spicy Wonton In Chili Oil (红油抄手)

A half char siu bao showing the filling

Char Siu Bao (BBQ Pork Buns, 叉烧包)

Turnip cake dressed with sesame seeds, scallions, soy sauce & chili oil

Turnip Cake (Lo Bak Go, 萝卜糕)

pumpkin shaped mochi cakes in a steamer.

Pumpkin Mochi with Red Bean Paste (红豆南瓜饼)

Eight steamed dumplings

How to Make Steamed Dumplings, Two Methods (蒸饺)

7 snow skin mooncakes on a board

Snow Skin Mooncake with Custard Filling (冰皮月饼)

Oven baked lamb bao buns

Baked Bao Bun with Lamb Filling (羊肉烤包子)

Sticky rice cakes filled with two different fillings

Sichuan leaf-wrapped sticky rice cakes (Ye’er Ba, 叶儿粑)

A soup dumpling (Xiao Long Bao)

How to make Xiao Long Bao (小笼包, Soup Dumplings)

Chinese crepes cut in halves

Jian Bing, Chinese Crepes (煎饼)

Chinese congee with chicken, egg and mushroom

15-minute easy congee with chicken & mushroom (香菇鸡肉粥)

Chicken potstickers

Chicken potstickers with a crispy skirt (鸡肉锅贴)

Sliced Chinese BBQ pork

Easy Char Siu (Chinese BBQ pork, 叉烧)

A cabbage roll filled with pork & mushrooms

Steamed cabbage rolls (翡翠包肉)

A Gua Bao, pork belly bun

Gua Bao (pork belly buns, 刈包)

Chinese flower rolls, steamed & pan-fried

Chinese flower rolls with scallions (Hua Juan, 花卷)

Chinese steamed buns in a bamboo basket.

Mantou (馒头), Chinese steamed buns

A plate of vegan dumplings

Vegan dumplings with spicy dipping sauce (素饺子)

Cantonese mooncakes filled with salted egg & lotus paste

Cantonese Mooncake with Salted Egg Yolk (广式月饼)

A shrimp & pork shumai held by a pair of chopsticks.

Shrimp & pork shumai (鲜虾猪肉烧卖)

An unwrapped Chinese sticky rice dumpling (Zongzi)

Zongzi: Chinese sticky rice dumpling (粽子)

Freshly steamed bao buns in a bamboo steamer.

Steamed bao buns (baozi, 包子), a complete guide

Lines of dumplings in white, green, orange and purple colour

Colourful dumplings for Chinese New Year (Ultimate Dumpling Guide part 6)

From the simplest to more sophisticated versions, this guide offers six inspiring dumpling sauces which will take your dumpling dishes to another level.

Six dumpling sauces (Ultimate Dumpling Guide part 5)

dumplings cooked in three ways: boiled, pan-fried and steamed.

Cook dumplings in three ways (Ultimate Dumpling Guide part 4)

dumplings folded in 9 patterns

Ten ways to fold dumplings (Ultimate Dumpling Guide part 3)

Great fillings are essential to successful dumpling making. This guide offers ideas, tips and troubleshooting tricks. Four dumpling filling examples are also included.

How to make great dumpling fillings (Ultimate Dumpling Guide part 2)

Freshly rolled dumpling wrappers and two dumplings.

Homemade dumpling wrappers (Ultimate Dumpling Guide part 1)

A golden oranger colours sesame ball held by a ceramic spoon.

Sesame balls, the sweet potato version (红薯煎堆)

White and pink Tang Yuan (Chinese glutinous rice balls) in serving bowls.

Tang Yuan, Chinese glutinous rice balls (汤圆)

Pan-fried vegetarian dumplings resemble Pak Choi and have a crispy base.

Pan-fried vegetarian dumplings / potstickers (素煎饺)

Beef dumpling soup (酸汤水饺)

A dessert glass filled with mango puree and grapefruit pieces

Mango sago with grapefruit (杨枝甘露)

Har gow, crystal shrimp dumplings in steamer baskets

Har gow: dim sum shrimp dumplings (虾饺)

a Chinese scallion pancake.

Scallion pancakes, Cong You Bing (葱油饼)

Sheng Jiang Bao with chili oil

Sheng Jian Bao: Pan-fried pork buns (生煎包)

Pan fried flat dumplings filled with Chinese chives and egg

Chinese chive pockets (韭菜盒子)

A humble dish from Shanghai, spring onion oil noodles is simple but delectable. It can be served as breakfast, lunch, dinner, or even as a side dish for parties.

Shanghai spring onion oil noodles (葱油拌面)

A Chinese burger stuffed with shredded pork

Chinese pork burger (Rou Jia Mo 肉夹馍)

Fresh mango chunk topped with fluffy whipped cream, then wrapped with a thin, moist and elastic crepe, pillow-shaped mango pancake is a dessert to die for.

Hong Kong style mango pancake (芒果班戟)

a braised pork rib held by a hand

Braised Spare Ribs with Black Bean Sauce (豆豉炖排骨)

A popular street food from the historic city of Xi’an, spiced beef flatbread is crispy, flavourful and very comforting. A treat worth every bit of effort.

Spiced beef flatbread (香酥牛肉饼)

Probably the best way to enjoy hard boiled eggs! Chinese tea eggs are packed with flavour and have a beautiful marble look. Recipe in two versions provided.

Marbled tea eggs – two versions (茶叶蛋)