• 3 years ago
Soup dumplings, or xiaolongbao, are delicate little dumplings filled to brim with piping hot pork broth. But how does the soup get in there, and what’s the secret to getting those perfect folds?

We went to Nanxiang, Shanghai’s most famous xiaolongbao restaurant, to learn how they make soup dumplings.

This is the first episode of our 10-part series about different types of bao in China. In the next episode, we’ll head to Jiangsu to learn about a giant soup dumpling called tangbao. Stay tuned.

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Producer: Clarissa Wei
Videographer: Shirley Xu
Editor: Joel Roche
Narration: Tiffany Ip
Animation: Frank Lam
Mastering: Victor Peña

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