Gothamist: Oh, Do You Know the Dumpling Man?

Donald

Sun, 30 Jan 2005 06:57:20 -0500

Strange, I've seen that face before ...

paulconrad

Sat, 29 Jan 2005 12:53:10 -0500

There's a dumpling hole in the wall on lovely Mosco St in Chinatown, 5 pork dumplings for a dollar. When GBV played Pier 54 I got 15 to go thinking my friends would want some. They had already eaten. Then I got hella drunk. I ate all 15 delicious greasy dumplings, and had the shits for 3 days.

tien

Sat, 29 Jan 2005 12:14:28 -0500

thanks for the tips! i'll have to look into those. i would probably just buy the skin though. my uncle has been known to make everything from scratch. i should fly out to LA for a lesson.

christiona

Sat, 29 Jan 2005 10:58:54 -0500

Hehe, I went to the Dumpling Man once. While I was unimpressed with the food, I did enjoy the kid who stole the tip jar. The Dumpling Man was one speedy little man and he ran after the sticky-fingered youth, scolded him and returned with the tip jar. It was all very amusing and action- packed.

Jen W

Fri, 28 Jan 2005 15:53:54 -0500

Tien, one of my favorite shows, Good Eats, did an episode all about dumplings. I don't have an opinion about the insides, but he had good pointers for technique, storage, and equipment (not buying a one-function implement; how to make a steamer out of tin pie plates).

la depressionada

Fri, 28 Jan 2005 14:00:24 -0500

Tiens it is easy to make dumplings, especially if you dispense with the lotus pinch and just fold over into a semi circle and press the edges with a fork. My second husband became quite proficient at making momos -- tibetan dumplings -- when he was a neophyte at the monastery. The monks directed and the kids rolled, kneaded, chopped and steamed. For a long time we chopped by hand, but a food processor makes the entire process a snap. Since as a child I had early been pressed in ravioli-making duty -- together we would turn out a 100 or so in about an hour. You can freeze them raw or partially steam/boil them, freeze and then pan fry them.

burt

Fri, 28 Jan 2005 13:47:58 -0500

'dumpling man' is like dumplings for gwei-lo.

grace

Fri, 28 Jan 2005 13:02:38 -0500

i loooove dumplings. if i could eat one thing for the rest of my life, it'd probably be that. i've been wanting to try dumpling man for a while but my urges are usually satisfied with getting dumplings from chinatown. they have these amazing juicy dumplings at this shanghainese place on mott street i think?

tooyochin

Fri, 28 Jan 2005 12:22:12 -0500

Jed, I'm with you on Fried Dumplings, but I prefer Dumpling House on Eldridge b/w Broome and Grand, with their huge pans right behind the counter. Just watching them fry the sesame pancakes is worth the trip.

tien

Fri, 28 Jan 2005 11:52:09 -0500

i bought a huge frozen bag from some place in flushing a while back and am still working my way through them. and they are delicious. and i get the satisfaction of "making" them myself. what i really want to do is make my own once.

Drew

Fri, 28 Jan 2005 11:48:11 -0500

I agree with Jed. Their dumplings aren't bad, but after sampling 8 or more tasty dumplings for a dollar or two from practically anywhere in Chinatown, it's hard to justify $4 for six. Skip that and go get 8 soup dumplings $2.50 from East Broadway.

Jed

Fri, 28 Jan 2005 11:15:48 -0500

The dumplings at this sanitized establishment are from flavorful. If you want quality dumplings go to Fried Dumplings on Allen off Delancey.

jurivicious

Fri, 28 Jan 2005 09:58:52 -0500

though, delightfully appetizing, a full order of dumpling mans dumplings tend to leave one feeling a bit overnourished

Jen

Fri, 28 Jan 2005 09:07:25 -0500

I am a fan of most foods that use a smiling, anthropomorphized version of the food as a mascot. That said, I hate how Golodish crackers wear sunglasses now.