Type of traditional Chinese dumpling
For meats roasted on spits over an open fire or a huge wood-burning rotisserie oven, see
siu mei . For the
Star Wars character, see
Shu Mai (Star Wars) .
Shumai Alternative names Variously spelled shaomai , shui mai , shu mai , sui mai , shui mei , siu mai , shao mai , xíu mại (Vietnamese), siomai (Filipino), siomay (Indonesian) Course Dim sum Place of origin China Region or state Guangzhou , Guangdong or Hohhot , Inner Mongolia Main ingredients seasoned ground pork , whole and chopped mutton , Chinese black mushroom , lye water dough Variations Siomay
Shumai Chinese : 燒賣 ; pinyin : shāomài Cantonese Yale : sīu-máai Pe̍h-ōe-jī : sio-māi Chinese dumpling made of ground pork . In Cantonese cuisine , it is usually served as a dim sum snack.[ 1] Chinese diaspora , variations of shumai are found in Japan and Southeast Asia , such as the Indonesian siomay Australia , it developed into dim sim .
^ Hsiung, Deh-Ta. Simonds, Nina. Lowe, Jason. [2005] (2005). The food of China: a journey for food lovers. Bay Books. ISBN 978-0-681-02584-4 . p 38.
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