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- noun A
traditional Chinese pork dumpling served indim sum .
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Examples
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Cheap, good shumai is high on my “What We Need in Midtown” list, and Cravings delivered!
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The "shumai" were delicious but totally different than any shumai I'd had before.
Archive 2007-05-01 Tokyoastrogirl 2007
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The "shumai" were delicious but totally different than any shumai I'd had before.
Tuna Toast Tokyoastrogirl 2007
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When I went, I was able to score an order of shumai.
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In total i order 4 shumai, 4 dumplings, and a order of rice.
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The lunch box special is served with miso soup or salad, California roll, shumai dumpling and rice, all for $9.
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Meanwhile, the manager has to decide how many pieces of shrimp to buy for the shumai .
Enough With 'Call of Duty,' Answer the Call in Room 417 Alexandra Berzon 2011
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The best part about Fuji Bakery is that you can get shumai for lunch!
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Meanwhile, the manager has to decide how many pieces of shrimp to buy for the shumai .
Enough With 'Call of Duty,' Answer the Call in Room 417 Alexandra Berzon 2011
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Dumplings take different forms the world over -- Poland stuffs potato into their pierogies, Italy meat and cheese into ravioli, and Japan shrimp into shumai, as the ones they fill with panda are technically dumpling-lings.
Thrillist: Mahjong Dumplings: Tiled Of Normal Dumplings? Thrillist 2011
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