From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishdumplingdump‧ling /ˈdʌmplɪŋ/ noun [countable] 1 DFFa round lump of flour and fat mixed with water, cooked in boiling liquid and served with meat chicken and dumplings2 DFFa sweet dish made of pastry filled with fruit apple dumplings
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dumpling• They eat dumplings shaped like silver ingots, long rice noodles for long life, and boiled peanuts for conceiving sons.• The pan-fried dumplings are akin to egg rolls with a puffy, flaky dough, again with shrimp stuffed inside.• Using only his whole hand, he had to dissect his dumpling with the edge of the fork.• Then fold the dough over the filling, pinching the two sides together until you have a half-moon dumpling.• To fry the dumplings, heat a wok or large frying pan until hot.• Or try vinegar, which can be tricky to procure, but complements many of the dumplings.• The dumplings can be frozen at this point until ready to use. 6.Origin dumpling (1600-1700) Perhaps from lump 