Pork is one of the most common fillings, and China is home to several varieties of dumplings and steamed buns with this protein — with the earliest known historical records for each one. Jiaozi ...

For comparison, the kitchen crew also flex their skills with other shapes that fall into the broad, beautifully amorphous category of dumplings: wrinkly, homey steamed jiaozi stuffed with soothing ...

Serve these delicate little steamed prawn gyoza dumplings as part ... You can buy gyoza dumpling wrappers – also known as gyoza skins and jiaozi skins – from Asian supermarkets and online.

If you can’t find smaller siu mai wrappers (5cm-6cm [2in to 2⅓in] in diameter), buy the larger ones usually labelled for sui gau (water dumplings), wor tip, gyoza, jiaozi or potstickers.

The jiaozi – or Chinese dumpling – originated 1800 years ago as a staple food among the ethnic Han people of northern China. With time, it became a favourite across the country, especially ...