Japanese Gyoza (餃子, gyōza)

Gyoza (餃子, gyōza) are dumplings filled with ground meat and vegetables such as pork, chives, green onions, cabbage, ginger, garlic, soy sauce, and sesame oil hand wrapped in a thin dough. I like my gyoza pan-fried so there’s a crispy bottom. When you bite into one it should be hot, soft, and crispy. Most locals enjoy having gyoza with a cold frothy beer or Japanese nihonshu.

You do not need to go to a specific restaurant to find gyoza, you can enjoy them in all 47 prefectures in Japan. Some prefectures may add a little regionality to some of their gyoza to offer a more unique take on this ubiquitous comfort food.

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