The World Is Your Dumpling
by Emily RozGenres: Cooking / Regional & Ethnic / International
Published on October 29, 2024
Pages: 224
Format: eARC Source: Netgalley
A joyful celebration of the globally beloved dumpling, with more than 80 comforting recipes showcasing the diverse flavors and textures of one of the world’s favorite foods.
The whole world loves dumplings, whether it’s a Shanghai soup dumpling, a cheese-filled pierogi, a meaty empanada, or a spinach tortellini—there’s barely a food culture that doesn’t celebrate some kind of dumpling in its repertoire, and for good reason! Easy to make, dumplings have been made for centuries, if not millennia, around the world. Join in on celebrating the diverse flavors and textures offered by these magical little pillows, with more than 80 simple, approachable recipes inspired from all corners of the globe.
With chapters categorized by time commitment, and ranging from quick assembly dishes using ready-made dumplings to wrappers and fillings made from scratch, you’ll find bite-worthy treasures like:
- Miso Tofu Soup with Pork & Mushroom Pillows
- Chicken Dumpling Caesar Salad
- Mini Jerk Chicken Dumpling Burgers
- Speedy Laksa-Style Dumpling Noodle Soup
- Chipotle Chicken & Corn Ball Casserole
- Pan-Fried Harissa Turkey Dumpling
- Open-Top Tofu & Mushroom Baskets with Tahini Chili Noodles
Whether you’re looking for a quick lunch, some batch prep to fill the freezer, or a fun way to spend an evening with friends, The World Is Your Dumpling is a delicious little package—just like your favorite dumpling.
This book covers anything you may have every wanted to know about dumplings from anywhere in the world. It starts with an overview of all the types of dumplings in different cultures from soup dumplings to ravioli to pierogi to empanadas. You learn a bunch of different techniques for folding doughs.
Speaking of dough, she gives several options. There is a basic water and flour wrapper, gluten-free wrappers, and egg dough to make from scratch. She even advocates using store bought wrappers when you need your dumpling fix fast.
The rest of the recipes are grouped by degree of effort required. Flavors from all over the world are mixed and matched with abandon. The author freely admits that she isn’t restraining herself by trying to stay true to each type of cuisine.
The photography and graphics in this book are lovely. Each recipe is very well marked as containing meat, vegetarian, vegan, dairy-free, or gluten-free. There is also a section in the back just for dietary swaps. If you like the look of a recipe but need a switch, here are some ideas that may work. I love this! I like the idea of the recipe above and can see how to make it vegan for myself, but if I didn’t know how to do that, this would be super useful. I think that would be really useful for people cooking for others who have dietary needs that they aren’t familiar with.
This is a fun book with lots of great ideas that was really a delight to read through.
I’ve got this on request at our library. It sounds wonderful as I do love dumplings. We (my husband and I) recently had an argument (discussion) about what exactly constitutes one.
Oh the swaps are a great idea! I’ve sort of given up on cookbooks now – I avoid saturated fat and am pescatarian (thank goodness, as we’re in Spain right now …) and my husband is just about still diabetic, doing really well through controlling his diet, but this looks like it might be doable within reason!
The swaps are a cute idea that I’d love to see more books use like this.
Love me some dumplings.