Sat 2008/12/13 07:54
After a meeting, went out for din dins with some comrades nearby. Gyoza [餃子] (sometimes written as Gyouza) is originally a Chinese dish but is very popular in Japan - especially at Ramen places. Inside the fried pastry is usually minced meat with some veggies. This plate for about 360 yen. Do they sell this where you live? Do try to give it a go when you are in Japan next.
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part time illustrationist, doll clothing seamstress
For a moment thought U had gyoza for breakie :P Answer: yes they do ^^ they used to have pretty good ones at the restaurant me and hubs like to go to: http://www.flickr.com/photos/puppy52/522935460/in/set-72057594075885029/ but they changed supplier so it's not as good anymore ^^; this one was at another all U can eat sushi place http://www.flickr.com/photos/puppy52/2745382299/in/set-72057594075885029/
(ID #409793) Posted on 2008/12/13 08:03
the 2nd picture looks horribly cooked.
(ID #409813) Posted on 2008/12/13 08:18
part time illustrationist, doll clothing seamstress
oh it was okay, had seen worse ^^; it's not burnt or anything :P
(ID #409844) Posted on 2008/12/13 08:36
Er... Eat all you can sushi? Have low thoughts on places like that. Hope you and your hubs don't get sick.
(ID #410223) Posted on 2008/12/13 13:49
Hotdog Repairman
Yep. I have them for lunch sometimes, but admittedly never at Japanese restaurants. I've only order them in Chinese places as "wau teep".
(ID #409795) Posted on 2008/12/13 08:04
software manager
in my experience the chinese ones - "pot stickers" - have thicker skin? I'm not terribly familiar with the variations of each though, so I dunno if there's a Chinese version with thinner skin like gyouza. (well hmmm, now that i think about it, a wonton's skin is more akin to the skin on gyouza)
(ID #409927) Posted on 2008/12/13 09:40
To my recollection, "wau teep" is a different variation of the gyoza with more pork and less veggies on the inside and a bit longer. Although it is a different variation, they both originate mostly from the more northern regions of china. Generally thick skinned gyozas are usually deep fried as the contents inside would not be burnt as quickly as thin-skinned ones, the thin-skinned ones are generally cooked by boiling. Oh yeah and i think you dip them in red vinegar instead of the usual soya sauce ^^
(ID #410868) Posted on 2008/12/14 05:01
Oh gyozaaaa <333 I love getting them when I go out to have sushi. Mom also makes them occasionally at home.
(ID #409796) Posted on 2008/12/13 08:04
Yum....Danny san making me hungry..... We do have them here in SG
(ID #409798) Posted on 2008/12/13 08:06
Would love to try Gyoza, never seen it being sold in britain at all.
(ID #409803) Posted on 2008/12/13 08:12
London does have it but it's sold for a hefty price and small.
(ID #410949) Posted on 2008/12/14 08:03
Software Quality Engineer
Hmmm.... I think I remember a Japanese restaurant in Leicester Square-- near the Charing Cross Road side. There are gyoza for sale there! I haven't been to London for a few years, though, so maybe it's not there any more... I love those little pan-fried dumplings! Delicious!
(ID #411050) Posted on 2008/12/14 10:51
ahh now i wanna go for a snack haha... but yea, they do have em here in Can.
(ID #409816) Posted on 2008/12/13 08:20
Is mandoo and gyoza the same thing? Mandoo = korean way of saying gyoza? I am korean but I've never figured it out...
(ID #409817) Posted on 2008/12/13 08:21
NEET (Desktop Support / Admin)
hmmmmm yum!!!
(ID #409820) Posted on 2008/12/13 08:22
Mmm Gyouza is good I can get it around here but its not as good as the Gyouza I have had in Japan though :/
(ID #409824) Posted on 2008/12/13 08:26
mmmmmmmmmmmmm not really healthy but sooooooo gooooood
(ID #409836) Posted on 2008/12/13 08:32
Jaina Solo Fan-boy! umm...Frozen food mangaer
YOu know what they say about best things in life... The best things in life are: 1) illegal, 2) immoral, and 3) fattening! Lol!
(ID #409857) Posted on 2008/12/13 08:54
How true! But anime is neither illegal, immoral nor fattening. ^^
(ID #410218) Posted on 2008/12/13 13:44
Actually anime fansubs are illegal, some of them are immoral (ero stuff) and if your do nothing but sit in front of a computer, eat snacks and watch anime for all day, you will get fat in no time...
(ID #410444) Posted on 2008/12/13 18:54
Software Quality Engineer
LOL! That's so true!
(ID #411054) Posted on 2008/12/14 10:53
Student, Otaku, She-Geek(Sheek lol)
They sell Gyouza in the Wagamama's resturants in the UK. I have yet to try them... because Chicken Ramen or Chicken Katsu Curry always get the better of me lol
(ID #409840) Posted on 2008/12/13 08:35
Software Quality Engineer
Oh yeah...! Wagamama. How could I forget. Not to bad... although their yakisoba is kinda...meh...
(ID #411056) Posted on 2008/12/14 10:54
Pseudo-Graphic Designer, 太もも Appreciator
Yum! I love gyoza. In Indonesia we used to call it "sue kiau" or something like that. AND it was the food that made me learn how to use chopsticks! But of course we ate a lot of it and my friend agrees that, if you eat a lot of it, you'll taste it for days if not hours ^_^
(ID #409849) Posted on 2008/12/13 08:41
Service desk support
Gyoza is a standard dish at japanese restaurants regardless of where they are. They also work as a decent gauge to see if the place is any good. If the Gyoza is bad, then chances are, the rest of the stuff is also bad!
(ID #409852) Posted on 2008/12/13 08:43
Ecchi Otaku / Fraud Analyst
mmm looks yummy. They look like dumplins that my Vietnamese friend makes.
(ID #409853) Posted on 2008/12/13 08:45
Jaina Solo Fan-boy! umm...Frozen food mangaer
Oh great...no I'm hungry.
(ID #409855) Posted on 2008/12/13 08:49
serbian food is similar. Burek. they have a meat version and something else that i can't name right now :D
(ID #409862) Posted on 2008/12/13 08:58
Student, Bioresearch Assistant, WAVE VP Communications
I want to cry. I miss home cooking soooo much right now... It's Jiao Zi in mandarin. 饺子
(ID #409866) Posted on 2008/12/13 09:03
Unemployed Digital Production Artist
Crap! Danny… you always make me hungry with your food pics. Now I have to go out in the cold and get some gyoza.
(ID #409869) Posted on 2008/12/13 09:07
Pokemon master
I love these! My mom use to make them all the time. ^o^
(ID #409886) Posted on 2008/12/13 09:17
Actually in Columbus Ohio (USA) you can get them in the freezer cases of most grocery stores. I buy mine at a local Japanese Shoten that is just down the road, otherwise all of the Japanese restaurants sell them as appetizers.
(ID #409890) Posted on 2008/12/13 09:18
Freelance
I've never had Gyoza before, but damn does it look tasty....
(ID #409892) Posted on 2008/12/13 09:19
Agreed! i wish my local sushi place served it.
(ID #410242) Posted on 2008/12/13 14:06
We have the same, but never fried, dull boiled only, doh...
(ID #409905) Posted on 2008/12/13 09:29
五〇一軍团 TK8316 Singapore Garrison Public Relations Officer
danny u may want to scrape off the black thingy as it might be something harmful from the wok?
(ID #409910) Posted on 2008/12/13 09:32
They have it at Chinese restaurants around here. I actually just had some at the buffet today! One of my favorite Chinese snacks. Here they're generally called Pot Stickers (kinda makes sense, right?) or sometimes just Chinese dumplings. Kansan's are simple, what can I say? >_>;
(ID #409913) Posted on 2008/12/13 09:35
Dropping computers, starting all over again at Journalism
Very yes... though my Gyoza isn't nearly as pretty: http://www.dannychoo.com/detail/mac/eng/image/4379/Gyoza.html But very tasty... in fact, I'll probably be making some in the next few hours.
(ID #409914) Posted on 2008/12/13 09:35
I'm providing Gyoza for my friends Christmas Wine & Cheese party! They were a hit last year... but not as big a hit as the wine, duh!! X3
(ID #409921) Posted on 2008/12/13 09:38
I don't remember actually eating gyoza at a japanese restaurant coz I thought it would be the same as the chinese one.. that I can make myself XD Is it actually the same?
(ID #409922) Posted on 2008/12/13 09:38
Student, Fansubber, Freelance Web Forum Admin
Parents taught me how to hand make them at an early age. Now, whenever I'm hungry, or if I'm with friends who want a delicious snack, it serves as a great purpose for a break or a whole meal. :>
(ID #409923) Posted on 2008/12/13 09:39
Otaku / Student in Computer Science
Hmmm... It gives me hungry XD
(ID #409937) Posted on 2008/12/13 09:45
Student & Part time worker in a Day Care
In New York, those are very common, especially in Chin Town. Sell for around $1 for 5.
(ID #409953) Posted on 2008/12/13 09:56
Website Producer, Amateur Voice Actor
Used to eat gyoza all the time during my stay in Osaka. Love the stuff to death. Even buying from a conveni was still delicious. Now, I have to travel around 30mins. to a Japanese market to buy any. Sadness...
(ID #409964) Posted on 2008/12/13 10:03
I buy em sometimes at the store but , I make em homemade with gyouza wrapper and veggie stuffing...it's easy to make too..and yes it's tasty.
(ID #409967) Posted on 2008/12/13 10:06
I can't eat, smell or see the sight of those things. My family makes them by the hundreds and every month it was that time again where we got a bag full of those monsters. Haven't touched them for 5 years now.
(ID #409968) Posted on 2008/12/13 10:06
I bought some in a restaurant around my first week in Japan, and really liked them. I then found pre-made packs of 20 or so at a supermarket for about 1/6 the price; and since then I now have them at least once a week at home.
(ID #409973) Posted on 2008/12/13 10:16
Damn you for making me hungry!! :p
(ID #409978) Posted on 2008/12/13 10:20
I have a box of Gyoza in my freezer ^^
(ID #409980) Posted on 2008/12/13 10:21
Love this stuff... though I haven't had it for a while. As I always say, its best to make it at home.
(ID #409996) Posted on 2008/12/13 10:31
oishii !!! im hungry now danny ^^
(ID #410026) Posted on 2008/12/13 10:57
Here in Dallas we have korea town, china town and various Japanese places all over, so you can get authentic dumplings wherever and they are good. Of course, I also prefer fried/seared over steamed on most occasions.
(ID #410035) Posted on 2008/12/13 11:04
Yeah they sell this at my favorite place. Its 5 bucks though you get less. :(
(ID #410037) Posted on 2008/12/13 11:06
do they make gyoza without any meat? i'm a vegetarian but it looks pretty good..
(ID #410044) Posted on 2008/12/13 11:11
Software Quality Engineer
Yes indeed! Vegetable Gyoza! Sometimes I actually prefer these even though I'm an omnivore.
(ID #411063) Posted on 2008/12/14 11:00
my mom sometimes make this, they're so good ^^
(ID #410048) Posted on 2008/12/13 11:17
mmmmmmm.... so yummy! yup they sell it here, also in indonesia.. it's morning here, no breakfast time and i feel hungry thanks to danny T.T
(ID #410081) Posted on 2008/12/13 11:52
Yummy!
(ID #410084) Posted on 2008/12/13 11:53
my favorite Japanese restaurant in the area has super good Gyoza. They also have great salmon skin rolls but that is kind of unrelated. The gyoza there are 6 for $5 (US currency)
(ID #410088) Posted on 2008/12/13 11:56
Studio Bleach founder/owner
Stop tormenting me with images of good food, Danny! D:
Kidding. X3
Anyways... I want to try the kind at NAMJATOWN if I do get a chance to go to Japan. I noticed that they have a long list of people that make those. And there were a few that made me want to try them. X3
Then again, I'd be seen wearing my "Seeking a Japanese Girlfriend" tee at that time. And many, including Takashi Saito ("Los Angeles Dodgers"; previously "Yokohama BayStars") thought it was funny. ;_;
But yeah... Those look good. :3
(ID #410095) Posted on 2008/12/13 12:03
My grandma makes the fillings and gives some to my family and I usually wrap them, boil them then fry them...I usually dip them in soy sauce mixed with vinegar and Vietnamese hot sauce...Man I can go for some right about now...
(ID #410115) Posted on 2008/12/13 12:19
Yep we have it in Sin as well. Tried it too at Odaiba - just as good I thought : )
(ID #410129) Posted on 2008/12/13 12:37
Student, Freelance Artist
Mm, gyoza!
(ID #410139) Posted on 2008/12/13 12:46
I've seen them at my local Chinese restaurants, but I have never ordered them off the menu. The only time I have eaten them is off the buffet line and, surprisingly, they're pretty good.
(ID #410147) Posted on 2008/12/13 12:55
We always order gyoza whenever we eat Japanese food. The meal feels incomplete without it.
(ID #410149) Posted on 2008/12/13 12:57
My wife makes them. The restaurants around here aren't worth mentioning. Gyouza is my second favorite Asian food. Okonomiyaki is my all time favorite. I have simple tastes. :-)
(ID #410153) Posted on 2008/12/13 13:05
I live in a place where Asians are probably 40-50% of the population. And the next city (about a block from my house) is apparently 42% Chinese. Getting dumplings (or Chinese food in general) in the San Gabriel Valley is not a problem.
(ID #410161) Posted on 2008/12/13 13:11
Student & Authorized Chicken Slapper
OH I had some earlier today for dinner, I know tihs awesome place that sells them for 4 for 1.25. Too awesome.
(ID #410186) Posted on 2008/12/13 13:23
Student/Music Producer/Web Designer
That looks delicious! :D I'd love to try that sometime- in fact a Japanese Sushi Bar just opened up in my area... Hm.
(ID #410203) Posted on 2008/12/13 13:38
AdvDip Network Security - CCNA - Ironport - Security+
I make them myself the fiddly part is when i have is exactly WHEN to put the water in sometimes i put it in too late and the whole thing explodes (too hot) or i'd put i in too early and the bottom doesn't get crispy enough (not ready) but when i get it right, i make a hell damn good gyoza
(ID #410209) Posted on 2008/12/13 13:40
王オタク ｘ 天才様
Gyouza are great, especially with ラー油 (spicy sesame oil). The taste is wonderful! Sometimes buy them, but its good to make them yourself too ^^
(ID #410216) Posted on 2008/12/13 13:42
I have this great feeling of achievement when I know/ate the food Danny is talking about. LOL
(ID #410219) Posted on 2008/12/13 13:45
yum~! i love gyoza~!
(ID #410236) Posted on 2008/12/13 13:59
Vampire
I make these all the time at home, but I don't fry them drenched in oil ^.^
(ID #410237) Posted on 2008/12/13 14:01
I never had nay good Gyoza in HK. Well at least good "Japan" level one. However we have great Jiao Zi or Chinese dumpling in HK~ We all take note that even though Gyoza is from China, it's vastly different from the original Chinese style.
(ID #410241) Posted on 2008/12/13 14:04
You know, the best Gyoza I had was at a little place up in DC. Can't remember, I was always enjoying mary jane so that might of helped.
(ID #410257) Posted on 2008/12/13 14:30
website/graphic designer
I've tried these at Ichiban Boshi in Sydney~ very nice~ I just don't like that they're a little too oily.
(ID #410262) Posted on 2008/12/13 14:38
Programming Student
mmmm gyouza. my mom makes 'em but in soup rather than fried~
(ID #410296) Posted on 2008/12/13 15:24
I've tried them too, but they weren't as good as I expected. Probably it's because I tried them in a "All you can eat" Chinese restaurant with not much quality :S
(ID #410333) Posted on 2008/12/13 16:09
Just 30 hours left, then I may be able to get some... Just a little longer....
(ID #410343) Posted on 2008/12/13 16:29
student
I love dumplings. I prefer the meat to be pork and cabbage :D. I also prefer them in broth than grilled ^^;
(ID #410408) Posted on 2008/12/13 17:49
Looks delicious!
(ID #410421) Posted on 2008/12/13 18:12
uncreative (Registered on 2008/08/16 01:50)
I don't like how quickly these can be eaten. It makes me want to order 2 or 3 plates.
(ID #410429) Posted on 2008/12/13 18:30
Daigakusei [Consular and Diplomatic Affairs]
ahhhh~ Gyoza one of my fav. foods^^ sooooo effin' tasty and good~
(ID #410442) Posted on 2008/12/13 18:52
In Poland we have something very similar called pierozki. I read one time that the Russian word for it - pirozki is well known in Japan, cause it was brought by Russian sailors. People sometimes forgot how close Russia is to Nippon. The traditional pierozki are boiled, not fried but I like fried version more, of course we have many different versions too, they are filled with fruits like strawberries or bilberries (these ones are better boiled than fried), they can be filled with meat, cotton chese and onions, and Christmas version favourite with mushroooms and sauerkraut... yummeh ^_^.
(ID #410456) Posted on 2008/12/13 19:03
Software Quality Engineer
Hey... really!?? Those are available in Japan!? I am surprised because I never saw any there, and I was thinking it would be such a great business if I started making them there. I learned to make pierogi from my Grandma and my Mom. I also love the mushroom and sauerkraut ones-- but also potato! It's almost Christmas-- we are going to eat lots of them soon-- YAy!
(ID #411068) Posted on 2008/12/14 11:07
In Russia we have something more similar called cheburek. ^^ Just big Gyoza! http://grill.od.ua/admin/img/cheburek.jpg
(ID #411524) Posted on 2008/12/14 20:03
Software Quality Engineer
WoW! That looks delicious! Would you put anything on it, or just eat it plain?
(ID #412160) Posted on 2008/12/15 05:58
In most cases - just plain, but it is delicious with ketchup!
(ID #412745) Posted on 2008/12/15 16:15
US Navy Sailor
I had these before at the ramien restaurant I frequent. Pretty darn good but go very fast.
(ID #410497) Posted on 2008/12/13 20:38
itadakimasu....when i go to japan :(
(ID #410579) Posted on 2008/12/13 23:21
looking good to me.
(ID #410588) Posted on 2008/12/13 23:26
Hmmm..i think the gyoza tastes the same...regardless who sells them...the sauce is what separates them apart...That's my 2 cents worth....
(ID #410593) Posted on 2008/12/13 23:38
student....
well haha in sg we R* excuse me if i sound lik i'm braggin* famous for some food n those gyouzas in japan? they r called gou tie* (pronounsed:gou t-iie)haha there pretty gd n pretty expensive too if u wanna hav gd ones~
(ID #410624) Posted on 2008/12/14 00:20
student....
well haha in sg we R* excuse me if i sound lik i'm braggin* famous for some food n those gyouzas in japan? they r called gou tie* (pronounsed:gou t-iie)haha there pretty gd n pretty expensive too if u wanna hav gd ones~
(ID #410625) Posted on 2008/12/14 00:20
it's available in my country... but haven't try it.
(ID #410629) Posted on 2008/12/14 00:28
Part trooper, part -timer, 100% loser...
So gyoza's about the same as dumplings but longer?
(ID #410641) Posted on 2008/12/14 00:41
We have them here in New England, they are really good. They usually aren't called that on menus though. It will be either peking raviolis or pot stickers. Same thing. Gyoza sounds better though.
(ID #410835) Posted on 2008/12/14 04:05
OMG I had gyouza yesterday and the day before! My parents always make extras so we always have to eat the leftovers the next day :P
(ID #410904) Posted on 2008/12/14 06:15
Ahh want some gyouza! We would have to make a special trip for that though. :(
(ID #411038) Posted on 2008/12/14 10:37
Geh! I'm so hungry! Darn you Danny! I love gyouza/jiao zi/pot stickers. Had some a few weeks back. I need to get some again.
(ID #411077) Posted on 2008/12/14 11:18
Software Quality Engineer
OK! Know what!? I couldn't take any more of this torture! I just ordered some gyoza and also some tonkatsu. It's going to be delivered soon! ^^
(ID #411078) Posted on 2008/12/14 11:19
Actor, Moviemaker and Blogger.
I love Gyoza!! I buy it at the market to eat it at home, too!
(ID #411193) Posted on 2008/12/14 12:55
Camera Operator. PV director/producer.
Spend a month and half working in Japan. Gyoza was one of the first food related Japanese that I learned. So whenever I wandered into an restaurant without an Enlgish menu or picture to point at, I'd just say 'gyoza'. Ate a lot of gyoza that first week...
(ID #411436) Posted on 2008/12/14 18:29
Remembers me to my first Gyoza experience at the Japanese restaurant in my hometown. Read about many times before and as I saw them at the menu I just ordered it. Delicious! Unfortunately here's no Japanese restaurant in my new city. :( But lots of Chinese so maybe I will find Jiaozi (the Chinese original as German Wikipedia says) one day.
(ID #411777) Posted on 2008/12/15 00:18
System Administrator and full-time Otaku
Love gyouza desperately. When I lived in Suginami-ku, there was a gyouza van that would rarely ply the streets late at night selling a variety of gyouza, including an amazing garlic gyouza. Sadly he only ever appeared once a month or less... I remember the evenings listening at the window of my apartment for any sign of his loudspeaker messages...
(ID #411819) Posted on 2008/12/15 00:45
Gyoza are one of may favorites! Now this article made me hungry T___T
(ID #411994) Posted on 2008/12/15 02:42
Totally like gyoza!!! Yesterday I went with my sis to a japanese restaurant called Akai Kuroi and they had them as appetizers, we wanted them with chiken but they only had pork, still delicious!!!
(ID #414151) Posted on 2008/12/16 17:02
Ooh i love gyouza! My class had presentations yesterday and a classmate of mine did hers on gyouza. We made them in class~ Wasn't as hard as i thought it'd be.
(ID #415269) Posted on 2008/12/17 12:22
Graphic Design student | Receptionist | Otaku
Hmm, I haven't seen them around here.. maybe I should look harder
(ID #415809) Posted on 2008/12/17 21:47
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