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Plates in restaurants regularly carry meat and dumplings, as if you were ordering from an Austrian or German menu.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026

And then, of course, there are the quieter in-between moments: chicken salad for lunch, tucked into bread or eaten standing at the counter; dumplings or quick soups that come together almost without thinking.

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026

Roshan, 28, who sells steamed dumplings mostly to migrant workers, says he is facing a double whammy—higher prices and fewer customers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

The 76-year-old offers his diners traditional Iranian cuisine like gondi -- chicken dumplings with chickpeas -- and ghormeh sabzi -- a herby meat stew.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

They make narrative dumplings and stuff their daughter’s mouths so they say nothing more.

From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat