The 22 Best Dumplings in the World

Every cuisine that ever had flour and leftovers seems to have invented one, and each family swears by its own fold.

1. 1
   Har gow

   Cantonese dim sum shrimp dumplings with a translucent wrapper.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Tortellini

   Ring-shaped stuffed pasta from Emilia, traditionally served in broth.
   840pts
3. 3
   Cepelinai

   Lithuanian zeppelin-shaped potato dumplings stuffed with meat.
   840pts
4. 4
   Varenyky

   Ukrainian half-moon dumplings filled with potato, cheese, cabbage or sour cherries, served with sour cream.
   811pts
5. 5
   Pierogi

   Polish filled dumplings, boiled and often fried in butter with onions afterwards.
   771pts
6. 6
   Khinkali

   Georgian twisted dumplings full of spiced meat and broth, eaten by the topknot.
   680pts
7. 7
   Wonton

   Thin-skinned Chinese dumplings usually served in clear broth with noodles.
   680pts
8. 8
   Kreplach

   Ashkenazi Jewish meat dumplings often served in chicken soup.
   680pts
9. 9
   Manti

   Central Asian and Turkish steamed or boiled dumplings, often topped with yoghurt.
   600pts
10. 10
    Shumai

    Open-topped Cantonese dim sum dumplings of pork and shrimp.
    600pts
11. 11
    Gnocchi

    Italian potato dumplings dressed with butter, sage or tomato sauce.
    600pts
12. 12
    Xiaolongbao

    Shanghai soup dumplings, steamed in bamboo baskets and full of hot broth.
    600pts
13. 13
    Gyoza

    Japanese pan-fried dumplings with crisp bottoms and pork and cabbage filling.
    600pts
14. 14
    Halušky

    Small soft flour dumplings of Central and Eastern Europe, known in Poltava as halushky.
    507pts
15. 15
    Momo

    Tibetan and Nepali steamed dumplings served with spicy tomato achar.
    507pts
16. 16
    Knödel

    Central European bread or potato dumplings served beside roasts and gravy.
    507pts
17. 17
    Mandu

    Korean dumplings, steamed, fried or dropped into soup.
    400pts
18. 18
    Modak

    Indian sweet dumplings of coconut and jaggery, made for the Ganesh festival.
    400pts
19. 19
    Pelmeni

    Small meat dumplings with thin dough, made in large batches and frozen for winter.
    273pts
20. 20
    Jiaozi

    Chinese boiled or pan-fried dumplings eaten by the plateful at Lunar New Year.
    273pts
21. 21
    Maultaschen

    Swabian pasta pockets of meat and spinach, often cut into strips and fried.
    273pts
22. 22
    Ravioli

    Italian square pasta parcels filled with cheese, meat or vegetables.
    0pts

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