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Thin steamed dumplings with sweet green-vegetable and lard filling

Yangzhou jade shaomai

翡翠烧麦

Fěicuì shāomài

A Yangzhou tea-house dumpling whose thin wheat wrapper shows a bright green filling of blanched leafy greens mixed with sugar, salt and rendered lard. The open top is usually dotted with minced Chinese ham. Steamed briefly until the skin turns translucent, it tastes sweet-savory and lightly oily rather than meaty, and is often paired with other Huaiyang morning pastries.

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Sweet first, with a light salted lift and soft pork-fat richness; green-vegetable aroma rather than chili heat.

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Paper-thin, slightly elastic wrapper around a moist, finely minced green filling; soft and juicy when hot.

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Associated with Jiangsu.

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Jiangsu: Associated with Yangzhou, Jiangsu Huaiyang tea-house pastry; also served elsewhere in Jiangnan. Not an exclusive-origin monopoly claim.

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