焼売 (Shūmai)

Shumai

  • しゅうまい
  • Shūmai
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  • foreign foods

Meaning

焼売 (しゅうまい, Shūmai) is Shumai — a Japanese food (foreign foods).

What is Shumai?

Sh ū mai is a type of traditional Chinese dumpling. Shūmai in Japan have shrimp as the main ingredient and neither pork nor beef are used. Compared to Chinese shaomai, which is usually minced, the meat in Japanese shumai is ground to a paste.