steamed dumplings

Meaning

Small pockets of dough filled with meat, vegetables, or seafood that are cooked using steam, typically in a bamboo steamer. They are a popular appetizer or main course in many Asian cuisines, often served with a savory dipping sauce.

Examples

• We ordered a basket of hot steamed dumplings as an appetizer.

  We ordered a basket of hot steamed dumplings as an appetizer.

• I love dipping my steamed dumplings in a mix of soy sauce, vinegar, and chili oil.

  I love dipping my steamed dumplings in a mix of soy sauce, vinegar, and chili oil.

• The restaurant serves delicious steamed dumplings filled with pork and cabbage.

  The restaurant serves delicious steamed dumplings filled with pork and cabbage.

• Steamed dumplings are much healthier than pan-fried ones because they use no oil.

  Steamed dumplings are much healthier than pan-fried ones because they use no oil.

• She carefully placed the raw dough parcels into the bamboo steamer to make steamed dumplings.

  She carefully placed the raw dough parcels into the bamboo steamer to make steamed dumplings.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ I ordered steam dumplings for dinner.

  ✓ I ordered steamed dumplings for dinner.

  'Steamed' must be in the past participle form because it describes how the dumplings were cooked.

• ✗ The chef cooked some steamed dumpling.

  ✓ The chef cooked some steamed dumplings.

  Dumplings are usually served in portions of multiple items, so the plural form 'dumplings' is typically used.

Related Expressions

Practice

• The waiter brought a bamboo basket filled with hot ___.

  💡 Dough pockets cooked with water vapor.

  Show answer

  steamed dumplings

• If you prefer a healthier option to fried potstickers, try the ___.

  💡 Dumplings cooked over boiling water.

  Show answer

  steamed dumplings