At the table
Lift a dumpling gently, let the hot filling cool, and eat in small bites. Ask how many pieces come in a serving before sharing.
Contains wheat and pork; the soy-based dressing contains soy. Check the actual sauces for other ingredients if you have dietary restrictions.
This red-oil version is mildly chili-hot; sauce amounts vary. A clear-soup version exists, but its broth and seasonings need separate confirmation.
GET TO KNOW THE DISH
What goes into it?
Explore some key ingredients below. Preparations may use additional seasonings and ingredients.
A clear-soup version is also made.
Typical ingredients
Recipes vary by restaurant.
How does it taste?
Salty-sweet, garlicky and chili-fragrant.
- Chili heat
- Texture
- Tender, thin wrappers around a fine pork filling.
- How it’s made
- Fill small wheat wrappers with minced pork, fold, boil and dress with sauce.
A clear-soup version is also made.
A CONNECTION TO PLACE
Origin & regional roots
Associated with Sichuan.
About this regional connection
Sichuan: Associated with Chengdu, Sichuan.
Ask if they have it first
请问你们有钟水饺吗？
Do you have this item?
A LITTLE SOMETHING TO READ
Story & history
A Chengdu dumpling choice
This account describes a tradition or story, rather than an established historical fact.
Zhong shuijiao pairs thin wheat wrappers and a fine pork filling with a salty-sweet, garlicky red-oil dressing. A clear-soup version offers a different way to eat the dumplings; the red-oil version is the one described here.
