Food Detective / Taiwan / Xiǎolóngbāo
Xiaolongbao (soup dumplings) · 小籠包
小籠包 · Xiǎolóngbāo
Steamed dumplings with a thin wrapper, pork filling and hot broth inside — bite gently on a spoon.
- Kind
- Meat, Snacks & sweets
- Cooking
- Steamed
- Taste
- Mild, Salty · Not spicy
- Served · texture
- Hot · Thin wrapper, burst of broth
INGREDIENTS
Ingredients, including hidden ones
- Main ingredient
- Pork, Wheat
- Can be in the sauce or broth
- Tofu & soy
- Shrimp and crab versions are common too.
- The broth inside is very hot.
Basis: General recipe. Shops differ and unlisted ingredients can be present; this is not an allergy guarantee.
CHAINS
Which chain, which menu item
Prices in local currency (TWD).
| Brand | Menu item | What’s different | Serving | Price |
|---|
| Din Tai Fung 鼎泰豐 | Xiaolongbao 小籠包 Regular menu | No brand description | One basket | Price not published |
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“Signature” is used only when the brand itself says so. No sales ranking is invented, and no dish is judged tastier than another.
PRICE GUIDE
General price guide · One basket (count varies)
- Budget
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- Typical
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- Premium
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Separate from chain menu prices. Premium reflects setting and service, not a rip-off.
ORDERING
Phrases to show when ordering
- 不要加蝦
- No shrimp, please (bú yào jiā xiā)
- 不要海鮮
- No seafood, please (bú yào hǎixiān)
- 湯頭有魚或海鮮嗎？
- Is there fish or seafood in the broth? (tāngtóu yǒu yú huò hǎixiān ma?)
- 我不吃豬肉
- I don’t eat pork (wǒ bù chī zhūròu)
- 我不吃牛肉
- I don’t eat beef (wǒ bù chī niúròu)
- 不要加蛋
- No egg, please (bú yào jiā dàn)
- 我對花生過敏
- I’m allergic to peanuts (wǒ duì huāshēng guòmǐn)
- 不要辣
- Not spicy (bú yào là)
- 我有過敏
- I have an allergy (wǒ yǒu guòmǐn) — then the ingredient
A request, not a guarantee the ingredient can be removed.
Recipe sources: Wikipedia — Xiaolongbao (2026-10-18). Photos are Google results AMS does not vouch for; check opening status on Google Maps.