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The best dumplings of the world

The top 3 according to 1,091 votes from people: Xiaolongbao · Gyoza · Jiaozi. (Updated Apr 2, 2019.)

From xiaolongbao and gyoza to pierogi, khinkali and ravioli: the world's best-loved dumplings, from Wikipedia's list of dumplings.

Ankit Desai · · 25 items · 1091 votes · 2 comments

Top 25

  1. 1

    Xiaolongbao

    Shanghai soup dumplings.

    ▲ 78 ▼ 9

    69
  2. 2

    Gyoza

    Japanese pan-fried dumplings.

    ▲ 68 ▼ 7

    61
  3. 3

    Jiaozi

    Chinese boiled or pan-fried dumplings.

    ▲ 62 ▼ 9

    53
  4. 4

    Momo

    Himalayan steamed dumplings.

    ▲ 61 ▼ 11

    50
  5. 5

    Pelmeni

    Russian meat dumplings.

    ▲ 53 ▼ 4

    49
  6. 6

    Pierogi

    Polish filled dumplings.

    ▲ 47 ▼ 4

    43
  7. 7

    Mandu

    Korean dumplings.

    ▲ 42 ▼ 4

    38
  8. 8

    Har gow

    Cantonese shrimp dumplings.

    ▲ 44 ▼ 7

    37
  9. 9

    Ravioli

    Italian stuffed pasta.

    ▲ 37 ▼ 5

    32
  10. 10

    Tortellini

    Ring-shaped stuffed pasta.

    ▲ 35 ▼ 4

    31
  11. 11

    Bánh bao

    Vietnamese steamed buns.

    ▲ 32 ▼ 2

    30
  12. 12

    Khinkali

    Georgian soup dumplings.

    ▲ 38 ▼ 10

    28
  13. 13

    Manti

    Central Asian and Turkish dumplings.

    ▲ 33 ▼ 6

    27
  14. 14

    Knödel

    Central European bread or potato dumplings.

    ▲ 33 ▼ 6

    27
  15. 15

    Wonton

    Dumplings in soup.

    ▲ 29 ▼ 4

    25
  16. 16

    Varenyky

    Ukrainian dumplings.

    ▲ 29 ▼ 5

    24
  17. 17

    Samosa

    South Asian fried pastry.

    ▲ 28 ▼ 5

    23
  18. 18

    Gnocchi

    Italian potato dumplings.

    ▲ 25 ▼ 5

    20
  19. 19

    Empanada

    Hispanic filled pastry.

    ▲ 21 ▼ 1

    20
  20. 20

    Shumai

    Open-topped steamed dumplings.

    ▲ 29 ▼ 10

    19
  21. 21

    Tangyuan

    Sweet glutinous rice balls.

    ▲ 24 ▼ 5

    19
  22. 22

    Baozi

    Steamed filled buns.

    ▲ 31 ▼ 16

    15
  23. 23

    Cepelinai

    Lithuanian potato dumplings.

    ▲ 22 ▼ 7

    15
  24. 24

    Buuz

    Mongolian steamed dumplings.

    ▲ 21 ▼ 6

    15
  25. 25

    Kreplach

    Ashkenazi Jewish dumplings.

    ▲ 11 ▼ 6

    5

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foodie_lazy

Pelmeni at number one?? Xiaolongbao should win this easily.

goofball_grumpy

Momos with spicy achar, nothing beats them after a cold day

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