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All about dumplings and food and enjoying the best experiences. Learn more about our NYC food tours and sign up at Dumplr!

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The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.

Walt Disney (via marksbirch)

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One day you will wake up and there won’t be any more time to do the things you’ve always wanted. Do it now.

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The Last Dumpling Tour

Those of you who have been with me for awhile know that I love dumplings.  We all have our passions, and mine is for meat wrapped in dough.  And it was this very passion that led me to bring intrepid food explorers to taste the very best in Chinese dumplings (and other snacks) across NYC’s many Chinatowns.

As with any adventure though, there is a beginning and an end, so I sadly announce that I have decided to wind down the tours.  However, I am planning on leading one last tour on Monday, July 20 at 6 PM in Manhattan’s Chinatown.

Sign up here and also encourage your friends, family, and colleagues to join us on this epic journey into the heart of great dumplings.  If you wish to share the dumpling love, you can also Tweet This out to your followers.

I look forward to seeing you next Monday for some good eats!

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Looking forward to a great last tour!  It has been a ton of fun over the past few years and some really awesome people that we had the pleasure to share our Chinatown experiences with.

Thanks to everyone for your support and appreciation.

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Dear Tumblr Friends: You Need Better Dumpling In Your Life

Join us this Friday, August 8 at 5 PM for the NYC Chinatown Dumpling Tour and get ready to feast!  What is a “Dumpling Tour” you ask?  It is only the best way to try the best of the best in Chinese dumplings and other delicious Chinese snack foods with other intrepid urban explorers.  And on our way as we eat our way through Chinatown, learn a little about the history of Chinatown and the great culinary heritage of China.

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YES!  Do join us and have a blast!

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Japanese Chicken Dumplings (via canonpandacat)

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A photo from when I went to New York the first time. I fell absolutely in love with Chinatown. So hectic and different.

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Love the hustle and bustle of Chinatown

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"Five treasure" dumplings stuffed with rice and pork from a little teahouse in Suzhou. (via thepumpernickel)

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Dapanji, Spicy Big Tray Chicken

What, I asked Lian, is the origin of this weird dish? She explained that although the restaurant is Henanese, Big Tray Chicken has roots in Xinjiang, the predominantly Muslim province on the opposite side of the country, where it’s called Dapanji and is often served with noodles. Spice Village gives you the option of including hand-pulled ones, which is a fun kind of overkill, but I preferred rice.

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Help the Philippines

In a matter of hours on Friday, Typhoon Haiyan completely devastated parts of the central Philippines. It was one of the strongest storms ever recorded. The death toll is estimated up to 10,000 with hundreds of thousands more displaced. The country has declared a “state of calamity.”

To all our friends and family in the Philippines, our hearts and thoughts are with you — and we want to make sure you’re aware of the online resources to find loved ones or request rescue.

To everyone else, please help those desperate for clean water and food by donating to the UN World Food Programme:

USA: Text AID to 27722 to donate $10

UK: Text AID to 70303 to donate £3

Canada: Text RELIEF to 45678 to donate $5

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What happens on a NYC Chinatown Dumpling Tour?

It always involves dumplings, but it sometimes includes impromptu beer stops and sometimes even lightning tech startup pitch rounds.  Thanks to the developer evangelist crew at Twilio for an awesome evening!

If you are hankering for dumplings, looking to explore the town, or simply great together with other fun NYC tech folks for a unique experience, sign up one of our tours.  The next one is Tuesday, November 12 at 6 PM…egads that is tomorrow so sign up fast! (via marksbirch)

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The NYC Chinatown Dumpling Tour

Dear Tumblr, we are hosting another tour this Tuesday, it would be awesome if you joined us.  And if you are good, you might even get some shengjian bao.

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A cha siu bao without the cha siu?

It may seem like a sacrilege, but these folks took the cha siu bao concept, but filled it with beef instead of pork.  Still though, it looks delicious and the recipe is available for you to try.  While we prefer BBQ roast pork in our buns, beef is a good alternative for those not able to eat porlk.  With any sort of bao, what you fill it with is up to your imagination!

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How does one make that magical BBQ roast pork filling in a cha siu bao?  It is actually pretty easy. This recipe has been a reliable one for us resulting in a tasty, juicy, and nicely flavored cha siu every time.  Just serve over rice with some Chinese veg, or save it for creating the filling for some bao.

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Here is the cute portion of our cha siu bao food exploration...so cute it makes you want to eat them (if you are into eating knitted goods that is).

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Now that is one high pile of cha siu bao!

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Cha Siu Bao 叉燒包 for dim sum

We always seem to order steamed cha siu bao (蒸 zheng) when at dim sum versus the baked ones.  There is just something awesome about pulling apart the bun and releasing the steam from the barbecue pork filling.  It is at this point a ritual, something that gets lost with the baked ones which are not typically served piping hot.

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Cha Siu Bao 叉燒包

These delicious Cantonese buns are a breakfast and dim sum staple.  Filled with a sweet and savory barbecued pork filling, they can be either steamed (蒸 zheng) or baked (烤 kao).  The above photo is the baked version, which we enjoy taking on the go when we want a convenient snack for a hike or bike.