Pronunciation
English Name

egg dumpling

Cantonese (Traditional)

蛋餃

Simplified Chinese

蛋饺

Mandarin (Pinyin)

dán jiǎo


Yale Romanization

daahn gáau

Character Breakdown

蛋 is egg, and 餃 is dumpling, so 蛋餃 is egg dumpling.

egg dumpling
About This Dish

A Chinese New Year tradition, these dumplings use scrambled egg to wrap minced meat (typically pork), so basically omelets.

Quick Facts
Categories:
春節
新菜
蒸
餃
Yale:
daahn gáau