25 03 2010
eat • jen café {one}
4-8 newport place, WC2H 7JP
I usually go there to enjoy a large – and cheap – plate of fried dumplings, which happen to me made by the restaurant window = such a lovely sight.
I like their doughy dumplings dipped in – what I think is some kind of – vinegar. may not be the traditional way to eat them, but I just can’t resist.
as for the bubble teas, they’re okay-ish, but not my favourites.
I love these dumplings (guo tie)!!
The dipping sauce is usually rice vinegar. It can be black or a cherry red colour, depending on which part of China you’re from. A common brand has a yellow label and lid, “Chinkiang vinegar”.
In some parts of China you mix vinegar and soy (and chilli!), usually for boiled dumplings. This type of dumpling is usually eaten just with vinegar, although in Southern China they mix red vinegar with some ginger slices..
Everything you ever wanted to know about dumplings & vinegar