dumplings
dumplings — noun
- dumplingssingular
- dumplingsesplural
1. Small flour-and-water dough pieces that are formed into round or long shapes and
Small flour-and-water dough pieces that are formed into round or long shapes and cooked in boiling soup or stew until soft.
Yael added small dumplings to the chicken soup for a heartier meal.
dumplings + in soup/stew — plain dough pieces boiled in broth
These flour-and-water dumplings are often served with beef stew in winter.
The chef rolled the dumplings into thin strips before dropping them into the boiling broth.
Inês learned to make dumplings by watching her grandmother drop dough into hot soup.
A bowl of hot chicken soup with soft dumplings is perfect on a cold day.
文法句型
dumplings + in + soup/stew/broth
用法筆記
Usually appears in the plural form. Plain dough dumplings are smaller and simpler than filled dumplings and are cooked directly in the liquid of a soup or stew.
常見錯誤
2. A thin sheet of dough is folded around a savory mixture of minced meat, seafood,
A thin sheet of dough is folded around a savory mixture of minced meat, seafood, or vegetables and then steamed, boiled, or fried until done. Different cultures have their own versions, such as jiaozi, gyoza, wonton, and pot stickers.
Daichi ordered a plate of steamed dumplings filled with pork and cabbage.
collocation: steamed dumplings filled with + ingredient
The restaurant serves pan-fried dumplings with a soy-vinegar dipping sauce on the side.
collocation: pan-fried dumplings + dipping sauce
Ayesha wrapped the filling carefully inside each thin dumpling skin before steaming them.
These pork dumplings are boiled first then pan-fried until the bottom turns crispy.
Ezra bought frozen dumplings at the market and cooked them for a quick dinner.
- pot stickers
Specifically refers to pan-fried dumplings with a crispy bottom (Chinese guotie)
- gyoza
Japanese-style pan-fried dumplings, usually with a thinner wrapper and garlic flavor
- wonton
A type of dumpling with thin wrapper, usually boiled in soup
- jiaozi
Chinese dumplings that can be boiled, steamed, or pan-fried
文法句型
dumplings + filled with + filling ingredient
[cooking method] + dumplings
用法筆記
This is the most common meaning of 'dumpling' in restaurant and grocery contexts. Many regional varieties exist (jiaozi, gyoza, wonton, pot stickers, baozi); 'dumpling' serves as the general umbrella term.
常見錯誤
3. A sweet dessert made by wrapping fruit — such as apples, peaches, or cherries —
A sweet dessert made by wrapping fruit — such as apples, peaches, or cherries — in a dough or pastry and baking it until the fruit is soft and the crust is golden.
Heloísa baked apple dumplings with cinnamon and brown sugar for dessert.
collocation: apple / peach / cherry dumplings
The fruit dumplings were served warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top.
Each dumpling was filled with sweet cherries and baked until the pastry turned golden brown.
Tunde followed his grandmother's recipe for peach dumplings with a buttery cinnamon sauce.
- fruit turnover
A similar baked pastry with fruit filling, usually shaped as a half-circle or rectangle
文法句型
[fruit] + dumplings
baked + [fruit] + dumplings