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I learned about the existence of soup dumplings a few years ago and my life has been forever changed. When I lived in Boston I would meet Steven for lunch by his office sometimes a) because I like him and b) he worked in Chinatown, so I knew we would get soup dumplings for lunch. If you are new to the soup dumpling game, allow me to drop a little knowledge on you. According to Wikipedia, soup dumplings are actually called Xiaolongbao. But Americans definitely can t handle the pronunciation so we stick with calling them soup dumplings . They are, in layman s terms, steamed dumplings filled with hot soup. How does one eat a dumpling filled with hot soup? one may ask. To which I respond: very carefully, young grasshopper. ....