Siomai is a traditional steamed Chinese dumpling which is usually made by filling siomai/wonton wrappers with pork, beef, shrimp or combination of both. My family love this yummy food so I gave it a thought of making it myself as the ingredients are easily available in the market.

Siomai. Another widely cherished dish is siomai, a type of traditional Chinese dumpling. Filipino siomai, however, is unique. Its filling is a combination of ground pork, shrimp, mushrooms, and finely chopped vegetables.

Cantonese siumaai Its standard filling consists primarily of ground pork, small whole or chopped shrimp, Chinese black mushroom, green onion (also called scallion) and ginger with seasonings of Chinese rice wine (e.g. Shaoxing rice wine), soy sauce, sesame oil and chicken stock.

Dumplings are soft, bite-sized pieces of dough usually wrapped around a filling. They are either boiled in water or soup, steamed, pan-seared until crispy on the bottom, or deep-fried in fat. Siomai (shumai) is a dumpling stuffed with a mix of meat, seafood, and veggies.