dumpling

dumpling
/dump"ling/, n.
1. a rounded mass of steamed and seasoned dough, often served in soup or with stewed meat.
2. a dessert consisting of a wrapping of dough enclosing sliced apples or other fruit, boiled or baked.
3. a short or stout person.
[1590-1600; dump (of uncert. orig.) + -LING1]

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food
      small mass of leavened dough that is either boiled or steamed and served in soups or stews or with fruit. Dumplings are most commonly formed from flour or meal bound with egg and then simmered in water or gravy stock until they take on a light, cakey texture. Many recipes call for herbs, onions, grated cheeses, or chopped meats to be rolled into the dough before cooking.

      Many ethnic varieties of the dumpling have found their way into popular cookery. Many cookbooks include the Hungarian nockerl, which often contains grated cheese, and the central European spaetzle, made by forcing batter through a colander into boiling water. Gnocchi, an Italian variety, often contain potato or pumpkin pulp. Unleavened matzo meal is used to make dumplings served by Jewish peoples on holidays or the traditional Sabbath eve. Both the Jewish kreplach and the Chinese won ton, usually served in soups, are filled noodle pockets rather than dumplings. Oriental dumplings are typically filled with a combination of shrimp, pork, beef, and vegetables and flavoured with soy. Apple and other fruit dumplings are desserts made by baking fruit wrapped in biscuit dough.

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