They're filled to the brim with piping hot pork broth.

But how does the soup get in there?

What's the secret to getting those perfect fault?

And what's the right way to eat it without burning your tongue?

When it comes to Chinese food, few dishes are as recognizable as the bow.

Simply put, it's a dough wrapper with filling, but there are so many variations in China that you can do a whole series on it.

So for this season of each, China will look at 10 different bows and show you how they're made and the story behind them.

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Where at Nanchang Steamed Bun Restaurant, this place has been around for over 120 years, and it's famous for its soup dumplings.

The Chinese name Xiao Long Bao means little caged buns and refers to the steamer baskets used to cook them.

They can be found all over the world, but they originally came from here.

The story goes that a guy was wrapping dumplings one day when he decided to add aspic into the filling of his pork bao.

When he steamed it the aspic melted into soup, and thus the soup dumpling was born Or nighttime mental dinner to sit on your Yumi.

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So how is the soup dumpling made?

There are two main components the skin and the filling.

The filling is made with ground pork, and aspect aspect is made by boiling pork, skin and bones for four hours.

Pork skin is high in collagen, so when it cools down, it becomes a gelatin.

Yeah, When it's steamed, it turns back to liquid again.

The aspect is then mixed with ground pork.

To form this.

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Then the dumpling skin is made with flour and water and left to rest.

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Now the skin is flattened, using two methods, hand pressing and with rolling pins.

Hand pressed method is the oldest method, though there are some downsides.

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The filling is placed inside, and the whole thing is wrapped with at least 16 pleats.

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Up next.

What's in Eastern China?

Other than regular sized soup dumplings, giant soup dumplings.

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We'll show you a dumpling called Chang Pao that's filled with soup and lots of car, Bro.

Stay tuned.