Dumplings, at first glance, feel commonplace, but if you think about it again, it can be unified in China, which is "vast and difficult to adjust", and can be called the "undefeated in the East" in the food industry. Although it is only the dough wrapped in the filling, but there is a lot of dryness in the inside, no matter where you are, what kind of stuffing you like, what kind of eating method you are used to, there is always a dumpling that can conquer your taste buds, I will ask you if you are satisfied? Sohu Digital Way This is to comb through the "dumplings with two brushes" with you.
As the "undefeated east" of the food industry, dumplings are expected to "unify the earth"
Dumplings, more than wontons "anti-hunger", more than buns "dexterity", than pizza "connotation", "leather bag filling" operation method is also so easy, these personalities help dumplings become "dandelion", in many corners of the earth can take root, into the local traditional culture. Combing through the history of world cuisine with "dumplings", we find a variety of seemingly strange but authentic cuisines.
Latin American dumplings are generally fried or grilled to eat, Mexico, Argentina, Chile is popular a kind of flat dumplings called empanada, especially large, stuffed with a variety of meat, vegetables, and even seafood, cheese, in festivals and parties are widely popular, in Chile will even be eaten with red wine (instantly feel that this big dumpling "noble" a lot).
(Above: Chilean dumplings)
Jamaican dumpling "jamaican patty" is a flat semi-circular large dumpling, the most traditional filling is beef, the crust is fried crispy, a bite down to drop the dregs, quite delicious, very popular in the Caribbean region.
(Above: Jamaican dumplings)
In Central Asia and Eastern Europe, dumplings are also very popular, generally fried in butter or eaten in sour cream, yes, you read it right, "dumplings dipped in sour cream", speaking of which I have to mention Polish dumplings. In Western countries, Polish dumplings are quite famous, and the method of making them has been passed down from generation to generation, and they are generally eaten at Christmas and other major holidays. Similar to the Polish way of eating, there are Russia, Lithuania, Kazakhstan and other places.
(Above: Polish dumplings)
In other parts of Europe, dumplings are more "versatile", first of all, from the shape, there are Swedish ball dumplings, German rectangular dumplings, Italy's "small dumplings". Swedish ball dumplings are more like balls, the outer skin is made of potatoes, barley or wheat flour, and the center is filled with crushed pork, which is very convenient and easy to eat, perhaps it does not conform to our "traditional aesthetic" of dumplings, but it is placed here to show the creativity of the people of the world.
(Above: Swedish dumplings)
(Above: German dumplings)
(Above: Italian dumplings)
The most bizarre thing in Europe is actually Italian dumplings, put a layer of skin on the mold, put on the goat cheese, pumpkin puree, beets and other fillings, and finally cover a layer of skin, and then roll out, there are very regular lace, not only family can do, but also supermarket common, the most amazing is that someone with milk boiled to eat. "Pumpkin puree + beet + milk", there is a faint feeling of dark cuisine, and I suddenly want to try it.
There are also dumplings in Africa, and in Egypt it is famous for a sweet dumpling called qatayef, which contains cream and nuts, while the most common version in Tunisia is "a triangular outer skin, with a whole egg, accompanied by chopped onions, tuna, parsley, and hot sauce", which feels very affordable and delicious.
(Above: Egyptian dumplings)
(Above: Tunisian dumplings)
On "being a demon", in fact, Dumplings in South Asia are even better. India's samosa dumplings are triangular, which not only has meat, but also a variety of beans, namely potatoes, peas, lentils, etc., fried and eaten, and is popular throughout South and Southeast Asia. Nepal's dumplings are called momo, almost everything, even chocolate, the most amazing thing is steaming, frying, frying, baking can be, the only one in the world that can "fight" with it may only be Chinese dumplings.
(Above: Indian dumplings)
(Above: Chocolate momo)
Compared with these strange dumplings, the three countries of China, Japan and South Korea can be regarded as the "most orthodox", all of which are half-moon shaped and salty, but Korean dumplings often put kimchi in them.
(Above: Korean dumplings)
Dumplings dominate China for a thousand years The emperor also had to respect it
Introducing so many kinds of dumplings around the world, I privately feel that "China's dumplings are the most dumpling-like". As early as 2000 years ago, there were related foods in the "Xijing Miscellaneous Records", but the most famous saying of dumplings is that the doctor Zhang Zhongjing used "cold ear soup" on the winter solstice to prevent the poor's ears from freezing, which is speculated to be the source of "eating dumplings on the winter solstice to protect the ears".
The status of dumplings has become higher and higher with the development of history, and even the emperor has to pay attention to it, and by the Ming and Qing dynasties it has been included in the "royal New Year ceremony". The regulations of the Qing Emperor to eat dumplings can not be sloppy at all, and there must be 4 "small plates" alone.
The "power map" of dumplings in China has been roughly determined to eat sour in the north and eat fresh in the south
Dumplings have developed so far, integrating their own characteristics from all over the world. In the northeast, hospitality is not only sauerkraut pork stew noodles, but also sauerkraut pork stuffed dumplings, the latter can be called "northeast people's white moonlight", every New Year's festival, big things and small things, nothing is a meal of sauerkraut dumplings can not be determined, if there is, it is two meals.
In the Central Plains, there are two main types of dumpling raw materials that dominate: pork and leeks, which together with other ingredients constitute the 6 most common types of dumplings, namely: pork scallions, pork fennel, pork lentils, pork leeks, leek eggs, and vegetarian three fresh. Some areas in the Central Plains also pack lamb dumplings for the New Year's Festival, and this kind of dumpling is actually more common in the northwest region.
In the northwest, there are two things that are standard for dumplings: lamb and vinegar. "The sky is clear, the wild is vast, the wind blows grass low to see the cattle and sheep", the northwest to eat lamb dumplings has unique conditions, with carrots, yellow radish, and then dipped in vinegar, or directly into the sour soup, lamb delicious, vinegar and greasy, a bite, good nourishing ah!
(Above: Sour soup dumplings)
Although in the south, dumplings do not have a wide mass base of tangyuan, but they still retain a certain status as a jianghu. There are goldfish dumplings in Hubei, egg dumplings wrapped in meat filling in Hunan, and taro dumplings in Jiangxi and Fujian. In the southwest, dumplings must have spicy! Sichuan's red oil dumplings will make you tired of eating! And in the coastal areas, seafood dumplings are a must! From the mackerel dumplings in Shandong to the crystal shrimp dumplings and crab yellow dumplings in Guangdong, the fresh tongue will fall off!
(Above: Goldfish dumplings)
(Above: Egg dumplings)
(Above: Taro dumplings)
(Above: Zhong Shui Dumplings)
(Above: Crystal shrimp dumplings)
Dumplings, you think are mediocre "sweeping monks", but in fact, they are hidden masters of the world, easily "low-key, luxurious, and connotative", and there is always one that can make you remember. After so much introduction, you must still feel: the most authentic dumplings are in my pot!
If your dumplings happen to be something we didn't mention, please leave your coordinates in the comments section and the dumplings to open our eyes! Finally, I wish you all a Happy New Year!
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