Mandu

Tchin-Mandu / Jjin-Mandu

The Tchin-mandu, also called the jjin-mandu, is steamed.  The difference between the boiled and steamed dumplings is the texture of the dough.  A boiled dumpling is doughier, where as the steamed dumpling is lighter and softer.[i] 



[i] Hepinstall, Hi Soo Shin. Growing up in a Korean Kitchen: A Cookbook. Berkeley: Ten Speed, 2001. Print.