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From Chinese guo tie, to Japanese gyoza, to Korean mandu, to Georgian khinkali, to Himalayan momo, to Russian pelmeni, to whoever's going to take credit for manti, seriously. Mante House treats its thin-skinned miniature mante like pizzas, and the analogy isn't that far off, to be honest. Both are considered primetime party food (I've never been invited to one of these mante-having parties, but I imagine they're rather lit). At Mante House, they come in pizza boxes of pizza-sized diameters (14" for $14.99 aka shut up and take my money) and can have toppings like Hot Cheetos and nacho cheese. SGV OG Clarissa Wei described Luscious Dumplings' rapid hand-made dumpling process in a feature on Eater, but don't mistake the speed with which they're made as impugning on their quality. The pan fried guo tie have a bronzed, crunchy bottom that's unlike any other you'll run into, with regions of Maillard-ized goodness running along the edges like glorious borders to flavor country.
C301. Korean Kimchee
Traditionalists rave about the standard entries including the kimchi wang mandu and what some call the best gogi wang mandu (meat bread dumpling) in Koreatown. It matches Myung In's optimal wrapper-to-filling ratio and ups it with a savory filling that's neatly balanced flavor-wise. The hui tou potsticker is unlike any other potsticker I've ever tasted, owing to a strong taste of white onion that sticks around throughout. It's a welcome taste that plays nice with the juicy pork filling. The tightly folded, flattened box shape gives it optimal surface area for pan frying, which lends it a slightly crunchy exterior. With its low ceilings and dim lighting, Potsticker House feels a little more like a basement than a full-sized house—but (specifics aside) this casual Chinese spot makes potstickers.
C031. Fried Dough with Condensed Milk
Breaded chicken deep-fried and glazed with hot spicy sauce. A Chinese flour wrap stuffed with vegetables, egg and meat. Old Village is famous for their khinkali (pictured), but it's also one of the only places you can get pelmeni in Los Angeles. The boiled Russian dumpling resembles tortellini in size, and it's topped with sour cream, mustard or vinegar and it's traditionally eaten with vodka (I'm not taking the bait on that punchline). Though I never really understood kimchi dumplings, they have an ardent following. One of the standout qualities of Dumpling House's steamed kimchi dumplings is their beautiful circular construction that evenly distributes that extra al dente bite of the steamed wrapper.
C627. Boiled Beef in Szechwan Sauce
Sliced chicken stir-fried with green pepper, black mushrooms and bamboo shoots in brown garlic sauce. That's because they're full of tender meat and rich comforting broth. The wrapper does tend to break occasionally and the broth can be a bit too fatty, but, on a good day, Potsticker House's soup dumplings are some of the best in the city. And with plenty of group seating, sharing baskets of XLBs with friends is the best way to have a meal here. Just make sure to save room for their tangyuan, the tiny glutinous rice balls filled with sweet black sesame paste that are a great dessert to round out your meal.
C308. Clear Wide Cold Noodles with Pork and Vegetables
Red pepper and coriander deliver a show-stopping punch before the juicy pork filling rounds out the experience with a satisfying, savory finish. Prolific Taiwanese chain Bafang Dumpling opened its first U.S. location in City of Industry in late March, bringing griddle-crisped potstickers and spicy sesame noodles to a mini-retail cluster at the western entrance of the Puente Hills Mall. Served with steamed rice, soup of the day and your choice of egg roll or crab meat Rangoon.
A combination meal that includes a deep-fried pork chop, a serving of “Old Fashioned” soy sauce and shallot noodles, and iced tea rings in at $14, while a dozen of the restaurant’s best-selling pork potstickers are priced at a reasonable $8.75. Bafang is committed to affordability, Peng says, to compete with national chains like Chipotle and In-N-Out, and to better serve cash-strapped diners facing increased inflation and the still-lingering effects of the pandemic. “We added a little bit more of everything,” Peng says. “Our fillings for the dumplings and the potstickers have more flavor. Combo of shrimp, scallops, beef, chicken and BBQ pork sauteed with vegetables in brown sauce. Sliced beef stir-fried with green peppers and onion in light brown sauce.
C207. Lamb Fried Rice with Curried Flavor
Shrimp dipped in batter, deep fried then sauteed with green peppers and onion in red sweet and sour sauce. Sliced BBQ pork sauteed with green peppers and onion in red sweet and sour sauce. Strips of chicken meat dipped in batter, deep-fried then saut? Ed with green pepper and onion in red sweet and sour sauce.
Served with steamed rice, soup of the day and your choice of one egg roll or two crab meat rangoons. Jumbo shell on shrimp deep fried to crispy golden brown, then sauteed with salt and pepper flavor. Jumbo shrimp sauteed with diced vegetables in spicy brown sauce and peanuts. Diced chicken dipped in batter, deep-fried then glazed in sweet brown sauce on a broccoli base. The contrarian's xiao long bao hideout in Monterey Park serves as solid a rendition as you'll find of the soup dumpling, but the spicy wonton proved even more remarkable on a recent visit.
Diced chicken with cashew nuts and vegetables in brown sauce. Diced chicken with almonds and vegetables in brown sauce. Sliced beef stir-fried with shredded onion and green onion in brown spicy sauce. Korean-Chinese shrimp dumplings are hard to come by even in L.A.'s sprawling Koreatown, but Pao Jao's saewoo mandu is a winner, with nice chunks of shrimp and that standard green onion and glass noodle filling. This small corner mandu shop inside the Zion Market appears to be a one-lady-operation. It currently features possibly L.A.'s first stunt-dumpling (corn cheese dumplings, anyone?), but don't be fooled.
Sliced BBQ pork sauteed with pea pods and water chestnuts in light brown sauce. Lobster, scallops, shrimp and crabmeat with pea pods, broccoli, mushroom, bok choy, baby corn, carrots, water chestnuts and bamboo shoots sauteed in white garlic sauce. Jumbo shrimp with peas, carrots and shredded pork sauteed in a rich egg sauce, choice of white sauce or black bean sauce.
Jumbo shrimp sauteed with vegetables in spicy brown garlic sauce. Jumbo shrimp sauteed with diced vegetables and cashew nuts in brown sauce. Jumbo shrimp sauteed with pea pods and water chestnuts in white sauce.
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In the case of the khinkali, however, you're not supposed to eat the area where the pleats meet (called the "kudi" in Georgian), just the dumpling underneath. Also, feel free to ditch the fork and use your hands, as is the custom. Anthony Bourdain picked himself a true OG in the Korean Dumpling game when he visited this hole-in-the-wall. Myung In dumplings are the standard by which dumplings are judged in the L.A.
Bafang’s U.S. expansion coincides with its entry onto the Taiwan stock market last September.
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