焼売(しゅうまい)

しゅうまい
noun
shumai (steamed dumpling)
food
1. shumai, steamed dumpling
A type of Chinese-origin steamed dumpling with a thin wheat wrapper left open at the top, typically filled with ground pork. A staple of Chinese cuisine widely eaten in Japan, especially as a side dish in bento boxes and as a dim sum item.
焼売(しゅうまい)を蒸(む)す。
To steam shumai.
お弁当(べんとう)に焼売(しゅうまい)が入(はい)っていた。
There were shumai in the bento box.
横浜(よこはま)中華街(ちゅうかがい)で本場(ほんば)の焼売(しゅうまい)を食(た)べてみたい。
I want to try authentic shumai in Yokohama Chinatown.

A Chinese-origin steamed dumpling with a thin wheat wrapper left open at the top, typically filled with 豚(ぶた)ひき肉(にく) (ground pork).

Writing

Often written in katakana (シュウマイ or シューマイ) or hiragana (しゅうまい) in everyday use. The kanji 焼売(しゅうまい) is the original Chinese-derived spelling.

Common collocations

CONTRAST WITH 餃子(ぎょうざ):

  • 焼売(しゅうまい): open-topped, steamed
  • 餃子(ぎょうざ): sealed crescent shape, usually pan-fried

Cultural note

横浜(よこはま)中華街(ちゅうかがい) (Yokohama Chinatown) is especially famous for 焼売(しゅうまい). The 崎陽軒(きようけん) brand 焼売(しゅうまい)弁当(べんとう) is an iconic 駅弁(えきべん) (train station bento).

Related Words

Compare: 餃子(ぎょうざ) (sealed crescent shape, usually pan-fried)
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