Comments on: Eating Xiao Long Bao (Shanghai Soup Dumplings)

By: Juliana

Juliana — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:21:16 +0000

I really enjoyed this guide on eating xiao long bao because I adore them with every fibre of my half-Shanghainese being.

My family and I always have a fun debate about which the best way to eat xiao long bao is. I personally eat them the way this article described, but I don’t suck the broth out of the side – I pour it out onto my spoon so that it cools quickly. Then I dip the rest into vinegar or soy sauce and pop it in.

However, my dad and boyfriend like to bite the top off, then pour vinegar right into the xiao long bao. They claim that the vinegar cools the broth enough to gobble the whole thing up.

Whichever way you eat them, enjoy as many xiao long baos as you possible can!!

By: cutebutdeadly

cutebutdeadly — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 17:09:21 +0000

I LOVE XIAO LONG BAO!!!! haha….in fact, i love them so much, i made a parody music video about them. hahaha… for my fellow xiao long bao addicts if u wanna see it’s here http://www.cutebutdeadly.net/bao

By: Midsummerprism

Midsummerprism — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 12:02:00 +0000

Oh lovely!

We have something like that here but we call it “siomai.”

By: Yummy

Yummy — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 22:00:00 +0000

Use a small soy sauce dish instead of a spoon.

Drink the juicy soup first from XLP

Place the XLP on to the soy sauce dish and add in vinegar/ginger before continues eating your XLP

By: White On Rice Couple

White On Rice Couple — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 00:29:00 +0000

I had these for the first time when Wandering Chopsticks took me to a great place in San Gabriel. I had no idea how juicy and wonderful these could be! They are just melt in your mouth delicious. I just kinda bit into it half way and all this wonderful broth spilled out. What a waste! I then just popped the rest of the other ones in my mouth, no waste after that!
Thanks for the guide, I’ll make sure to follow your instructions when I eat them again.

By: vkeong

vkeong — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 02:13:00 +0000

This is how i eat it. Poke a small hole on the bun, suck all the soup. Then dip it in the ginger soya sauce.. and eat it whole. HAHA!

Want to try Ding Tai Fung.. Dragon-I’s xiu long bao seem to be OK only.

By: gaga

gaga — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:44:00 +0000

Mmm, I love Din Tai Fung and Xiao Long Bao. I always like to nibble a small hole, pour the soup into my spoon and then slurp it up. But no matter how you eat it, it’s delicious!

By: matt wright

matt wright — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 18:26:00 +0000

hands down, my favorite pictures of yours. You have managed to caputre the delicate nature perfectly.

By: Indo Dreamin'

Indo Dreamin' — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:15:00 +0000

I live in China now and the Xiao Long Bao here are friggin awesome. But rather than suck out the soup first, I put the dumpling in the spoon and then piece the skin with the tip of my chopstick so the soup flows out, then I have it all together when the soup cools down a bit….

By: lingzie

lingzie — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 04:24:00 +0000

ah xiao long bao… i love them! i can just order one portion of them all for myself! lol
i didn’t know ding tai fung sold frozen ones…maybe not here in msia. i haven’t tried DTF in KL, a friend went and had a disastrous experience with the la mien. the soup came out lukewarm and the la mien was stuck into one lump. hopefully that was just a one off experience when the kitchen was having a bad day!