Talk:Dumpling
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Nothing from South America/Mexico on here...depending on how you classify them. Tamales, for one. Both corn husk and banana leaves are used as wrappings. Empanadas... Also pasties from Cornwall, UK. OK, can't think of any others off of the top of my head.
Are there any African dumplings?
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[edit] Dumpling vs Pie
What is the difference between a dumpling and a pie? My understanding is that a pie is baked and dumpling is boiled. Should the distinction be reflected in the article? --GS 14:12, 20 May 2005 (UTC)
- There are other distinctions. For example, a pie is always constructed of a crust and a filling, while many dumplings are either pure dough, or have the filling mixed fairly evenly throughout the dough. Haeleth 20:22, September 11, 2005 (UTC)
I have to say that dumplings can be baked sometimes, as to achieve a crispiness, rather than the usual softness.
20:22, March 22, 2006 (GMT)
[edit] Merge?
A user has suggested that a specific kind of dumpling be merged into this article. I would point out that several other types have there own articles already adn oppose this merge. Rmhermen 22:43, 13 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Merge.
I would argue that Karanji will likely never grow to be more than a stub. I vote to merge and add a comment in the discussion section that, if a considerable amount of additional information is found, it should become a separate article. --67.140.54.241 02:36, 15 April 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Unreferenced
I added the "unreferenced" tag to this article because it does not have a single reference. There are many assertions of fact here that need to be supported by a reference. Also, there are sentences which are not really written in encyclopedic tone. An example is:
- Savoury dumplings made from balls of dough are part of traditional British cuisine, and make up a filling meal in winter.
It's a lovely sentence for a cook-book as it conjures up a nice image of sitting by a roaring fire, with snow falling outside... but it is not really relevant to an encyclopedia. Surely the dumplings are just as filling in the summer? I'm no expert on dumplings, so I trust that more regular contributors to this article will be able to provide some references and clean-up far more easily that I. Johntex\talk 16:42, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
