Jiaozi are a type of Chinese dumpling. They typically consist of a ground meat or vegetable filling wrapped into a thinly rolled piece of dough, which is then sealed by pressing the edges together. Th
A plate of boiled jiaozi with dipping sauce
Pottery dumpling and delicacies from a Tang-dynasty tomb
Cooking jiaozi in a wok on a wood stove
Chinese sauerkraut-filled dumplings (酸菜水餃), Northeastern Chinese style
Momos are a type of steamed, filled dumpling in Nepalese and Tibetan cuisine, also popular in neighbouring Bangladesh, Bhutan, and India. They are usually served with a dipping sauce known as achar or
Jiaozi
…in supermarkets, restaurants, and snack places such as pojangmacha and bunsikjip throughout South Korea. The Tibetan and Nepalese version is known as momo (Tibetan: མོག་མོག་; Nepali: मम). The word "momo" comes from a Chinese loanword, "momo" (饃饃), which translates to "steamed bread". When preparing momo…
A typical serving of momos, with sesame sauce and ginger chilli pickle
Momos from Gilgit in Kashmir
A plate of momos from Nepal
A Tibetan woman making momos in Washington, D.C., US