It’s hard not to love xiao long baos — the meaty filling paired with luscious broth that erupts from the little wrapped-up dough when you puncture it with your chopsticks.
Restaurants in Singapore have taken the cue from fans, coming up with variations of the well-loved dish. These include xiao long baos with fillings like salted egg, chendol and even ginseng to zhng up their selection.
Din Tai Fung Australia takes it up a notch by introducing colours – literally – into their xiao long baos.
Behold, Din Tai Fung’s Giant Rainbow Dumpling.
The Giant Rainbow Dumpling is a basically an enlarged xiao long bao, hiding seafood and pork filling under its multi-coloured skin.
Each of them goes for S$9.30 (AUD$9.80). A small price to pay this one-of-a-kind rainbow beauty.
Taking up an entire bamboo basket, or long zi, these dumplings are about 7 times the size of the original xiao long bao.
As if this wasn’t bao enough already, the dumpling also comes with a straw and a cute bao-shaped note warning of the piping-hot broth.
Curious how these dumplings are made? The folks at Din Tai Fung Australia has also very kindly made a video showing the process, which you can view here.
Basically, they mix up dough of different colours, fill it with a generous serving of meat filling and soup, and steam it in the long zi.
Unfortunately for Singaporeans, these rainbow xiao long baos are only available in Din Tai Fung outlets in Sydney and Melbourne.
If you’re desperate enough to get a taste of these rainbow-coloured delicacies, you’d best plan your trip to Australia soon as they are reportedly only available till Saturday (15 Jun).
Sydney outlets:
Location: Din Tai Fung World Square
Address: World Square Shopping Centre Shop 11.04, Lvl 1, 644 George St Sydney, NSW 2000
Opening hours*: 11am-9.30pm
Location: Din Tai Fung Westfield Sydney
Address: Cafe Court, Shop K504/5 Lvl 5, 188 Pitt St Sydney, NSW 2000
Opening hours*: 10am-9pm
Location: Din Tai Fung Greenwood Plaza
Address: Shop P45, Plaza Lvl 36 Blue St North Sydney, NSW 2060
Opening hours*: 10.30am-8pm
Location: Din Tai Fung Gateway
Address: Shop G20-21 Gateway 1 Macquarie Place Sydney, NSW 2000
Opening hours*: 10.30am-4.45pm
Melbourne outlets:
Location: Din Tai Fung Emporium Melbourne
Address: Emporium Shopping Centre Lvl 4, 287 Lonsdale St Melbourne VIC 3000
Opening hours*: 11.30am-9pm
*Opening hours differ depending on day of the week. Refer to their website for the full details.
Let’s keep our fingers crossed that Din Tai Fung will bring these multi-coloured gems to Singapore too!
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