
Before Har Gow Became a Benchmark Dish | The History of Shrimp Dumplings
I still vividly remember the first time I completely ruined a basket of har gow. I was eight years old, sitting at a loud, clattering round table with my grandfather in Chinatown. When the bamboo lid was lifted, a cloud of steam rolled across the glass turntable, revealing three perfect, translucent dumplings.
