While in Seoul we stopped at Din Tai Fung to try the famous Taiwanese Xiao Long Bao dumplings. We had seen a video of Anthony Bordain eating there and immediately put it on our to do list. It is a chain that now has locations all over the world but is famous for being the best Xiao Long Bao in the world. The Din Tai Fung in Hong Kong has a Michelin Star. The dumpling is made with pork and a very concentrated consommé that has been frozen into a jelly. Each dumpling has 18 intricate folds. When they steam the dumpling it reverts back to liquid form and becomes a soup dumpling The timing is important so that the dumpling dough doesn't absorb the liquid. It was basically heaven on a spoon and has become our favorite spot in all of Korea.
The entrance, which was very hard to find
The dumplings as they arrived. We got 20 for roughly $20
There is a glass panel so you can watch them make the famous dumplings
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