Din Tai Fung
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| Traditional Chinese | 鼎泰豐 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 鼎泰丰 | ||||||||||
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Din Tai Fung is an award-winning restaurant of Taiwanese origin, specialising in xiaolongbao (small steamed buns, marketed as "dumplings" in the West). Outside its native Taiwan, Din Tai Fung also has its restaurant chains in Australia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, and the United States.
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[edit] History
Founder Yang Bingyi was born in Shanxi, China but moved to Taiwan in 1948 as a result of the Chinese civil war. After working 10 years at Heng Tai Fung, a cooking oil retailer, he found himself unemployed due the store's closing. Thus, he and his wife, Lai Penmei, founded Din Tai Fung (also a cooking oil retailer) in 1958. Around 1980, tinned cooking oil became prevalent, and business diminished drastically. In order to survive, Yang and his wife began making and selling steamed buns (xiaolongbao) on the side. The buns were so popular that the store stopped selling oil and became a full-fledged restaurant in the 1980s. The original restaurant is located on Xinyi Road in Taipei City.
In addition to the dumplings, Din Tai Fung is also known for their chicken soup and their seaweed, bean sprouts and mung bean noodle appetizers.
[edit] Accolades
Din Tai Fung is known internationally for its xiaolongbao. Din Tai Fung was ranked as one of the world's top 10 restaurants in 1993 by The New York Times.[1][2]
[edit] References
- ^ Yeong, Amy (2006-10-04). "Din Tai Fung". AsiaOne. http://wineanddine.asiaone.com.sg/reviews/restaurants/chinese/20061004_001.html. Retrieved 2007-05-29.
- ^ Seamus (2005-08-03). "Ding Tai Feng: the ultimate xiaolongbao". ShanghaiExpat.com. http://www.shanghaiexpat.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1103558. Retrieved 2007-05-29.
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Din Tai Fung |
- Din Tai Fung official website (Global) (Chinese)
- Din Tai Fung official website (USA) (English)
- A Work of Art — The Amazing Little Dumplings from Ding Tai Fung!
