The Dumpling Galaxy Cookbook

This is a charming little cookbook--nicely designed, even witty in its endpapers and illustrations. The recipes are well written, easy to understand, and in many cases illustrated in a series of how-to photographs. Helen You and her co-writer Max Falkowitz want you to learn about making dumplings from scratch--no previous experience is necessary. That doesn't mean that making dumpling dough is easy--we found that it is not. It takes strong hands, lots of time and patience, but the fillings are light and tasty and we think that with practice making the dough and shaping the dumplings will get easier. Meanwhile, you'll have fun. (If you're in NYC, do take the 7 train to Main Street Flushing to Mrs. You's restaurant. It's a treat!

I've made several recipes and enjoy the book and the inspirational ingredient combinations. Complaints that some of the recipes have proportions off I think comes from converting weight measurements to volume. for some ratios in the dumpling dough recipes you just have to get a feel for how much water you actually need, and kneed the dough for long enough, rest it for long enough, etc. if you do that, it all works really really well. The side dishes in the back of the book to accompany dumplings are also very good. I hope some day I can go to her restaurant.

The book had the one recipe that I was looking for, the soup dumpling. Not the easiest one to make but one I will aspire to perfect.

I'm a big fan of Dumpling Galaxy and Tianjin dumpling houses in NYC, but i have to say I'm a little disappointed in this book.While the recipes for most of the fillings are quite good (although, i have not tried the imfamous soup dumplings other reviewers have warned you about), many of the recipes call for far less or more dumpling wrappers than the recipe recommends. Also, I find this dumpling dough recipe to be very difficult to work with, especially when humid. I also find the instructions for wrapping to be very unclear. I've had to watch several videos online of Helen herself folding them, only to semi-master her technique. I have since found other techniques for wrapping that work better, also via youtube.I also have found that the recipe yield for much larger dumplings than the ones served at Helen's restaurant. I'm still working on fixing the proportions of wrapper size to filling amount to get the delicate adorable dumplings like the ones at dumpling galaxy, rather than the giant monstrous ones I keep churning out.In short, learning how to make dumplings is a daunting task to begin with. While many of the fillings in this book are flavorful, seek other sources for wrapper recipes and techniques (or just buy the wrappers!)

this book lives up to its name, it truly is a dumpling galaxy. the best thing is that the recipes are not complicated and nothing extraordinary. it is doable and the pics are so scrumptquous. you live dumplings then add to your collection.

Beautiful cookbook, lots of yummy looking pictures of different styles of dumplings and steamed buns. I don't eat meat or poultry usually, so I'll have to alter the recipes a bit, but I was buying the book moreso for the dumpling instructions and food presentation ideas, and this book does not disappoint!

So, I wanted to love this book. I have been looking for a Xiao Long Bao recipe and this one looked so easy and reasonably tasty. Unfortunately, it doesn't taste very good since it relies on the meat for the flavor and not a rich aspic. The rest of the seasonings don't carry the recipe. The other instructions in the book are good and clear. There are some interesting flavor combinations that I'm going to try, just was disappointed that the XLB recipe wasn't very good.

Just got the call that the daughter used her cookbook for the first time and it was perfect directions.She wanted a Chinese dumpling book that was more authentic so for her to say it was perfect means this book is a good one.

Libro bellissimo. Un infinità di dumplings diversi e con impasti diversi. Tutto spiegato benissimo. Consigliato agli amanti di gyoza/dumplings come me.

Super Kochbuch - beschrieben sind alle Teig Varianten und viele tolle Füllungen. Gute Schritt für Schritt Anleitungen. Leider Mengen Angaben in Cups. Aber kriegt man hin ;)Nachkochen macht Spaß

Love it. Great Recipes. Soul Food

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