Dumpling

Dumplings may be any of a wide variety of dishes, both sweet and salty, in several different cuisines.^[1] They are either made from balls of dough or are small bits of food put into pastry, dough, batter, or 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 steaming.

Dumplings

Chinese dumplings
Place of origin	Asia
Main ingredients	Flour, potatoes or bread
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A Dutch Bapao dumpling