Showerthought: the guy at the dumpling cart on Canal St told me to eat the soup dumpling whole
I burned the roof of my mouth on the first one at a spot in Chinatown last Saturday because I bit into it like a normal dumpling. Now I just pop the whole thing in and let it cool inside my mouth, has anyone else tried it that way or am I doing it wrong?
Popping it whole is actually the move a lot of people swear by, but you still have to be careful because the soup inside can be way hotter than the outside feels. The trick is to let it sit for a minute first, then pop it in and kind of roll it around so the soup cools before you bite down. Your way works fine as long as you don't chug it straight off the steamer.