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Pelmeni vs Jiaozi - What's the difference?

pelmeni | jiaozi |

As nouns the difference between pelmeni and jiaozi

is that pelmeni is a kind of Russian dumpling, like ravioli while jiaozi is a Chinese crescent-shaped dumpling filled with a minced stuffing and steamed, boiled or fried; the Chinese equivalent of the Japanese gyoza.

pelmeni

English

(wikipedia pelmeni)

Noun

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  • A kind of Russian dumpling, like ravioli.
  • * 2000 , Sydney Schultze, Culture and Customs of Russia , page 66
    • The dish most closely associated with Siberia is pelmeni', meat-filled dumplings. In Siberia, ' pelmeni are traditionally filled with horse meat and are served with vinegar.
  • * 2005 , Adam Hochschild, Half The Way Home: A Memoir Of Father And Son , page 59
    • My favorite dish was a wonderful broth with pelmeni , Siberian dumplings filled with seasoned chopped meat.
  • * 2006 , Jim Moore Going the Distance: A Story of Faith in Action , page 52
    • "This is pelmeni — Siberian dumplings," he said, "And you better get used to it, because you're going to be eating a lot of it while you're here."

    See also

    * dumplings * ravioli * gyoza * jiaozi ----

    jiaozi

    English

    (wikipedia jiaozi)

    Noun

    (jiaozi)
  • A Chinese crescent-shaped dumpling filled with a minced stuffing and steamed, boiled or fried; the Chinese equivalent of the Japanese gyoza.
    • I like to eat jiaozi as well as xiaolongbao.

    See also

    * potsticker * gyoza * pelmeni

    References

    * OED 2006