“联合国”饺子异彩纷呈
融合多国元素,勇于创新口味。
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“皮包肉”的饺子,是可塑性极高的多元融合食品。单单在中国,北方和南方的饺子就已大不相同。当饺子漂洋过海到其他国家,更是因地而异。在新加坡可尝到来自五湖四海的饺子,馅料更是天马行空汇集各种元素。
★从日式走向亚洲风味的煎饺★
“Gyoza”是饺子的日语发音,当地以煎饺为主,馅料通常有猪肉、大蒜和白菜等,一般会蘸点酱油、醋或辣椒油。Gyoza成功在全球走红,西方大城市如伦敦、纽约、巴黎都有饺子吧“Gyoza Bar”,新加坡也不例外。
新加坡品牌Gyoza-san的创办人曾在本地连锁日本和泰国餐集团工作多年,累积丰富餐馆营运经验,2022年打造了这个易复制操作、可全民共享的日本饺子专卖店,之后还取得清真(Halal)认证。
饺子以鸡肉为基本馅料,再搭配其他食材,价格介于$5.90至$7.50(一份六个)。独特口味有泰式鲜虾鸡肉、韩国泡菜、特制麻辣鸡肉、特制辣椒螃蟹、特制鳗鱼。
辣椒螃蟹口味真有蟹肉,还混合鸡肉和虾肉,以及梨子汁的天然香甜,在原味以外最受欢迎。
30 Sembawang Drive, Sun Plaza #B1-10
5 Straits View, Marina One The Heart #B2-29
CIMB Plaza #B1-29
★一张菜单尝遍各地饺子★
2018年在厦门街开业的Dumpling Darlings,从招牌到内部装潢都以霓虹灯为元素,整体概念展现了年轻活力和点子,跟想象中的中式饺子馆很不同。疫情之后,勇于创新的年轻夫妇在克拉码头一带开了第二家门店。它的菜单像联合国,很有意思。
韩式蔬菜饺(Veggie Mandu)的馅料有菠菜、豆腐、花菇、韩式辣酱、泡菜和大蒜蛋黄酱。“Mandu”也译为“馒头”,是韩语对饺子和包子的通称,以肉和菜为馅,也可加上泡菜和粉丝等。传统韩式饺子是两个角粘在一起成圆圆胖胖的样子,像一个福袋,在韩国有祝愿新年多福的含义。
咖喱植物肉(Karana Momo)以新加坡品牌“Karana”的植物肉为馅,品牌与斯里兰卡小农场合做,将当地生产的菠萝蜜加工为植物肉丝和肉碎。这款饺子混合咖喱香料、椰菜花和希腊酸奶。“Momo”也译为“馍馍”,是从西藏流传到尼泊尔、不丹和印度等喜玛拉雅山区的面食,外形近似饺子或小笼包,馅料多以水牛肉为主,加上咖喱粉、干乳酪、番茄和包菜等。
波兰炸饺(Fried Pierogi)内有烟熏培根、松露马铃薯、焦糖洋葱、切达芝士(Cheddar cheese)和是拉差辣椒酱(Sriracha Crema)。“Pierogi”是指波兰饺子,多呈半圆形,有菜、肉和芝士馅三种,以水煮为主,也有烤或煎成金黄色。
虾蟹肉饺带本地色彩,掺杂辣椒香料、亚参美滋奶和花生碎,这些是土生华人常用的调味和配料。中式熏鸭则包含广东菜常用的海鲜酱和香菇。
点心甜炸饺是意外惊喜,炸饺内馅是杏仁利口酒
(Amaretto)、奶油芝士、香草豆、水煮梨块,再搭配一球塔斯马尼亚冰淇淋。
饺子一份五个,价格介于$8至$12。五种口味、每种三个的饺子拼盘则是$22。店家也售卖特色面条、调饮和鸡尾酒。
44 Amoy Street / 86 Circular Road
★色彩缤纷的东欧饺子★
市区有家主打东欧料理的餐馆Kapitan,老板出身乌兰克,持俄罗斯护照,早年从事海事相关工作,2004年举家到新加坡定居。太太最初居家制作饺子,2019年在丹戎巴葛开外带小铺Ang Moh Dumplings,开设餐馆后命名Dumplings.RU,2020年易名为Kapitan。
斯拉夫(Slavic)饺子是乌克兰、波兰和斯洛代克等国家的代表料理,常搭配酸奶食用。它的外形比中式饺子粗犷,饺皮较厚,更有韧性,口味从素到荤都有。Kapitan所售卖的饺子色彩缤纷,桌上有一个小牌子,说明不同颜色的饺子皮里头包裹什么馅料,如黑色的是牛肉,绿色的是羊肉。
饺子分成肉饺和素饺两大类。馅料可选三文鱼
(甜菜根饺皮)、羊肉(薄荷及罗勒叶饺皮)、猪肉(红辣椒粉饺皮)、芝士(白色原饺皮)、马铃薯(白色原饺皮)、牛肉(墨鱼汁饺皮)、鸡肉(藏红花饺皮)、牛肉加猪肉(墨鱼汁加红辣椒粉饺皮)。
价格介于$12至$14(一份五个),一份八个的综合拼盘是$18(麻辣或咸蛋口味外加$2)。周一至周五(周五晚餐除外)还推出饺子自助餐,每人$35。
餐馆也售卖其他很有特色的东欧料理,包括乌兹别克斯坦羊肉香料饭、烤猪蹄、冷汤、千层炼奶和蜜糖蛋糕等。
32 Maxwell Road #01-05 Maxwell Chambers
★东北饺子鸡牛虾入馅★
The Han’s Dumplings售卖清真饺子和粽子,由来自哈尔滨的男子与新加坡马来太太一起经营。除了网售,不时也会参加商场的展摊。
东北饺子常见猪肉芹菜,因为是清真和配合本地口味,馅料改为鸡肉、牛肉和虾肉。配料方面也做出调整,如鸡肉馅加韭菜和洋葱,不用姜和芹菜。虾肉馅里头有整只的虾仁,还有鸡肉、白菜和洋葱。冷冻包装一盒价格介于$12至$16(15个),可按说明加热。
thehansdumplings.cococart.co
Small bites with big flavours
Dumplings are part of many cultures’ cuisines.
Here are some varieties that can be sampled in Singapore.
Translation: Hong Xinyi
★ Dumpling Darlings ★
The first branch of this trendy eatery opened 2018 in Amoy Street. Its menu includes Korean-style veggie mandu (with gochujang and Korean pickles); Karana momo, a style of dumpling found in Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan and India, and made here with plant-based meat; Polish-style fried pierogi; as well as dumplings with Peranakan and Cantonese flavours. There are even dessert dumplings, which have amaretto, cream cheese, vanilla and poached pears, and are served with Tasmanian ice cream. Prices range from $8 to $12 for a single type of five dumplings, and $22 for an assortment of 15 dumplings.
44 Amoy Street
86 Circular Road
★ The Han’s Dumplings ★
Opened by a man originally from Harbin and his Singaporean Malay wife, this business offers halal dumplings and rice dumplings. It takes orders through its website, and occasionally appears as a shopping-mall booth. Adapting from the pork-and-celery filling of dumplings found in northeast China, its dumplings are made with chicken, beef and prawns. Prices range from $12 to $16 for a box of 15 frozen dumplings.
thehansdumplings.cococart.co
★ Gyoza-san ★
Gyoza are Japanese-style potstickers, and typically filled with pork, garlic and cabbage, and served with soya sauce, vinegar or chilli oil. This Singapore brand is halal-certified, and its base filling is made with chicken instead. Prices range from $5.90 to $7.50 for a serving of six gyozas. Check out the Thai, Korean, mala, chilli crab and unagi variations.
30 Sembawang Drive, Sun Plaza #B1-10
5 Straits View, Marina One The Heart #B2-29
CIMB Plaza #B1-29
★ Kapitan ★
This restaurant specialises in Eastern European cuisine, which includes dumplings found in the cuisine of Ukraine, Poland and Russia. Kapitan’s dumplings come in a range of colours, each with different fillings. Choose from salmon, lamb, pork, cheese, potato, beef and chicken. Prices range from $12 to $14 for a single type of five dumplings, and an assortment of eight flavours for $18. The mala and salted egg flavours cost an extra $2.
32 Maxwell Road #01-05 Maxwell Chambers