my favourite genre of food that exists in almost every culture is “filling surrounded by a whole bunch of unhealthily cooked dough”
japanese gyoza? talented
indian samosas? brilliant
chinese bao? incredible
austrian knoedel? amazing
polish pierogi? showstopping
korean mandu? spectacular
italian ravioli? iconic
tibetan momo? outstanding
american fritters? killer
literally anything vaguely resembling a dumpling no matter where it comes from or what’s in it? fucking a plus
Let’s hear it for stuff stuffed with stuff!
We just made pirogi/dumplings (cause we were gifted a pirogi mold thing yesterday) filled with homemade mac & cheese and it was so fucking good. We all then started spouting ideas for fillings and different dough types from pastry to gyoza.