Joe's Shanghai

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Joe's dumplings

Joe's Shanghai is a chain of 3 Shanghai-style Chinese restaurants in New York City, New York, which has developed a cult following. It is known for its exotic soup dumplings (Chinese: Xiaolongbao). Joe's Shanghai has been cited by several magazines such as Time Out New York and has won 1998 Eating and Drinking Awards.[1] Its main location is in Flushing.[2]

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[edit] Soup dumplings

The most drawing aspect of Joe's Shanghai is acclaim for their cuisine, in particular, the pork or crab meat soup dumplings[3][4] (Chinese: Xiaolongbao), listed on the menu as "steamed buns," in which the soup is actually inside the dumplings. This is achieved by thickening the soup with gelatin and putting it in as a solid. When the dumplings are later steamed, the solids melt back into liquid soup within the outer dumpling casing.[5]

It has been repeatedly recognized by Zagat as one of the top dining locations in Chinatown.[6][7]

[edit] In literature

Writing about Joe's Shanghai appears in Calvin Trillin's piece "Local Bounty" in the compilation Best Food Writing 2003.[8]

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