For meats roasted on spits over an open fire or a huge wood-burning rotisserie oven, see
siu mei. For the
Star Wars character, see
Shu Mai (Star Wars).
Shumai |
| Alternative names | Variously spelled shaomai, shui mai, shu mai, sui mai, shui mei, siu mai, shao mai, xíu mại (Vietnamese), siomai (Filipino), siumai (Malaysian), siomay (Indonesian) |
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| Course | Dim sum |
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| Place of origin | China |
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| Region or state | Guangzhou, Guangdong or Hohhot, Inner Mongolia |
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| Main ingredients | seasoned ground pork, whole and chopped mutton, Chinese black mushroom, lye water dough |
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| Variations | Siomay |
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Shumai (simplified Chinese: 烧卖; traditional Chinese: 燒賣; pinyin: shāomài; Cantonese Yale: sīu-máai; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sio-māi) is a type of traditional Chinese dumpling meat made of ground pork. In Cantonese cuisine, it is usually served as a dim sum snack, and is served with an additional serving of soy sauce. In addition to accompanying the Chinese diaspora, variations of shumai can be found in Japan, Southeast Asia, and South America. Variations include the Hawaiian pork hash and the Indonesian siomay. In Australia, it developed into dim sim.