Kenkey to wontons: Why the world loves dumplings - The Food Chain podcast, BBC World Service

Dumplings feature prominently in cuisines around the world. Why do we love them so much?
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Some, like the Ghanaian kenkey, or the Irish dumpling, are balls of dough. But in many countries they’re filled with other ingredients.
From the Russian pelmeni to the Japanese gyoza, for centuries we’ve been putting meat, vegetables or cheese in small pouches of pastry, and making delicious snacks.
So where did this idea originate? And are all these differently named dumplings connected?
Ruth Alexander explores the history of this humble comfort food and hears how different dumplings are made. Producers: Julia Paul and Rumella Dasgupta.
0:00 How to make Caribbean dumplings
4:11 The history of the dumpling
8:27 Hong Kong wontons
12:40 How the world discovered dumplings
13:53 Ghanaian kenkey
17:29 Pierogi in Poland
23:09 Who made dumplings first?
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This shouldn't be a podcast I keep imagining it ❤ I need the visual aspect 😂

[@WaterMelon-ox8dz]

metooo, especially when they ate and talked

[@Bakiba-pg2wd]

You're right ❤

[@pynn1000]

Loved the alternative stories about the arrival of pierogi in Poland.

[@shankarbalakrishnan2360]

Finally bbc in tandem with me what a good news headlines❤❤🎉🎉

[@Sevil2024]

The Turkics have so many varieties of dumplings. Some are boiled, some fried and others baked. Some do not have leavening, some have baking powder/soda and some use yeast. Some are sweet, others have cheese filling and others are filled with meat. One dupmling can be consumed two different ways - For Tatars of Crimea, "Kaşık Börek" meaning Spoon Dumpling is a soup garnished wıth garlic yogurt. If boiled and strained it becomes Tataraş (Tatarash) meaning Tatar Food, also served with garlic yogurt sauce. They call it Manti in Turkey.

[@acappella1983]

We call it magwinya in South Africa 🇿🇦

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[@22ergie]

Pierogi, and won ton are the best dumplings!

[@barroco05]

Looks like dumplings have transformed for many countries, including my home country, S. Korea. We called this as "Mandoo."

[@TheGkslzky]

In Turkish we call it "mantı" :D:D

[@1chooOne]

It’s so weird to be talking about food, and all you see is this “wallpaper”

[@gmmobassir8044]

Gung ho

[@Tintagel_FT]

Вареники🇺🇦

[@reneea3343]

But how is kenkey similar to dumplings ? all the ingredients are separate on the plate not inside the kenkey 🤨

[@realDunalTrimp]

I dont even know what dumplings are 😂

[@misterkay1603]

This is not a Jamaican but AFRICAN recipe. Please come to Southern Africa and try real dumplings with tasty organic beef 🥩

[@Ulyanochka185]

Even the word "pierogi" is Russian! 😂

[@rajivkumar-fz4ni]

Russia is currently running its government honestly.

[@Buttercup697]

@@rajivkumar-fz4ni😂😂😂 is this a joke?

[@Buttercup697]

Wrong. 🙄 The English word "pierogi" comes from Polish pierogi [pʲɛˈrɔgʲi], which is the plural form of pieróg [ˈpʲɛruk], a generic term for filled dumplings. It derives from Old East Slavic пиръ (pirŭ) and further from Proto-Slavic *pirъ, "feast". 🥟🇵🇱🥟🇵🇱🥟🇵🇱🥟🇵🇱🇺🇦🇺🇸

[@rajivkumar-fz4ni]

What is this "pirogi"?

[@rajivkumar-fz4ni]

@@Buttercup697 This will also seem like a joke, Iran is taken by America, it is going to be a very bad headache.

[@theobserver9131]

Who is "we"? gucky doughy things.

[@user-rh6ru5oz2o]

"We" as in humankind. A group you're evidently not a part of since you can't act like a human being

[@Tattytttyyyttrrdfg]

We don't like dumplings. Not delicious. We love mandoo

[@tanyarykiel6117]

Oh, jee, let us Russians alone already... I just wanted to find something out about dumplings and politics...again

[@Buttercup697]

Try leaving the Ukrainians alone 😉

[@tanyarykiel6117]

@@Buttercup697 yeah, me personally, I started that hehehe