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Kurobuta Pork Xiao Long Bao
黑豚小笼包
$16Not spicy
Six hand-pleated soup dumplings, eighteen folds each, filled with Kurobuta pork and a clear, gelatin-rich broth.
Made by hand
Every basket is pleated to order. Eighteen folds is the number Jeff learned in Shanghai and never changed.
Ingredients
Kurobuta pork, pork aspic, ginger, Shaoxing wine, wheat flour, black vinegar, young ginger
Allergens
- Wheat
- Soy
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How to eat Xiao Long Bao
There is soup inside. Here is how not to burn yourself.
Lift by the knot
Use chopsticks to lift the dumpling by its top, and rest it on your spoon.
Bite a small hole
Nibble the side of the skin to let steam escape.
Sip the soup
Drink the broth from the spoon first, while it is hot.
Add ginger and vinegar
A sliver of young ginger dipped in black vinegar, then eat the rest in one bite.
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GoogleSarah M.
The soup dumplings are the real thing. Eighteen folds, you can count them. Watch the video on their site before you go so you don't burn your mouth like I did.