What is xiao long bao?
Xiao long bao · Chinese
Shanghai-style soup dumplings: thin, pleated wrappers around pork and a jelly that melts into hot broth as they steam.
What it tastes like
Delicate wrapper, juicy pork and a burst of rich, savory soup. Nibble a hole, sip the broth, then eat with vinegar and ginger.
Where you’ll see it
Dumpling houses, dim sum menus and Shanghainese and Taiwanese restaurants, sometimes with crab or truffle.