What is Dumpling?
{{Infobox food | name = Dumplings | image = Korean Chinese dumplings 4.jpg | image_size = 250px | caption = Chinese dumplings | alternate_name = | country = [[Asia]] | region = | creator = | course = | type = | served = | main_ingredient = [[Flour]], [[potato]]es or [[bread]] | variations = | calories = | other = }} [[Image:Broodje Bapao Driekwart.jpg|thumb|right|A [[Netherlands|Dutch]] Bapao dumpling]] '''Dumplings''' may be any of a wide variety of dishes, both sweet and salty, in several different [[cuisine]]s.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Butler|first=Stephanie|title=Delightful, Delicious Dumplings|url=https://www.history.com/news/delightful-delicious-dumplings|access-date=2021-05-27|website=HISTORY|language=en}}</ref> They are either made from balls of [[dough]] or are small bits of [[food]] put into [[pastry]], dough, [[batter (cooking)|batter]], or [[leaf|leaves]]. In southern Africa, they are mostly cooked in a pot covered by an airtight,strong plastic so that it gets to boil and observe the steam then the dough's size increases while boiling. In Asia, they are often cooked in a bamboo basket over a steam pot. They can be cooked in different methods, either by [[boiling]] or [[Steam|steaming]]. == References == {{Reflist}} {{food-stub}} [[Category:Foods]]