Dumplings

What is certain is that dumplings originated in Asia, and four regions of the world have contributed American adaptations: England invented the Norfolk dumpling, the archetypal and most authentic dumpling, according to the British; Central Europe contributed flavored and filled dumplings; and Italy is the home of ravioli and gnocchi. The American Asian dumpling connection includes the multiplicity of dim sum, a Cantonese snack named for a phrase that means “to touch the heart.”