Siomai

Siomai

Siomai

Siomai in the Philippines is often ground pork, beef, shrimp, among others, combined with extenders like green peas, carrots, and the like, and wrapped in wonton wrappers. It is either steamed or fried resulting in a crispy exterior. It is normally dipped in soy sauce and squeezed calamondin, and for some, with an oily, spicy garlic mix.

A recent variant on the siomai that has been gaining popularity recently is siomai wrapped in nori sheets instead of wonton wrappers, and marketed as "Japanese."

Serving

Within the dim sum tradition of southern China, shaomai is one of the most standard dishes.^[3] It is generally served alongside har gow, another variety of steamed dumpling.

In food stalls in Indonesia, siomai (or "siomay" in local dialect) are eaten together with steamed vegetables and tofu, and served with spicy peanut sauce.

In Philippine food stalls and fast food restaurants, siomai is eaten as is (albeit with the dip mentioned above) - with toothpicks to facilitate handling the siomai, or with rice (which involves using a spoon and fork).