Homemade Xiao Long Bao Is Hard to Beat. It takes two days to make Shanghai soup dumplings. I’m here to tell you it’s worth every second.

Xiao long bao, often called "soup dumplings," are Chinese buns from the outskirts of Shanghai. The thin wrapper encases a ground pork filling and, if made correctly, a generous amount of liquid.

Known for its rainbow soup dumplings, the craze to taste xiao long bao is definitely worth the wait. "We actually didn't wait too long. We waited for around 30, 40 minutes," said Nathan Lamont, a ...

Warning: Xiao long bao, the Shanghai soup dumpling, comes filled with a hot soup that can squirt and scald the uninitiated. A second warning, one that few devotees of the dish even know: The soup ...

XIAO LONG BAO, at their best, are works of dumpling perfection. You use your chopsticks to take one by its twirled neck and dip the fragile bundle into a mix of dark Chinkiang vinegar, soy sauce ...

There are even vegetarian xiao long bao, which rely on the inherent juiciness of cabbage for their broth. Mr. Zhu, 31, is from Nanjing, the capital city of Jiangsu Province.

A dumpling lover faces long odds at Din Tai Fung. The first restaurant opened in 1972 in Taipei, specializing in xiao long bao, or Shanghai-style soup dumplings (also called steamed buns or juicy ...

Known for its rainbow soup dumplings, the craze to taste xiao long bao is definitely worth the wait. "We actually didn't wait too long. We waited for around 30, 40 minutes," said Nathan Lamont, a ...