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Mandu (Korean Dumplings)
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만두Mandu (Korean Dumplings)

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  • man-du
  • Not spicy
  • Street food

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Dumplings filled with meat, tofu, glass noodles and vegetables; steamed, boiled or pan-fried.

Usual recipe onlyEverything on this page is the typical recipe. It never tells you a restaurant's dish is safe; for that, check the restaurant menu or ask staff.

What's in it

6 pieces
  • Wheat wrapper
  • Ground porkand/or beef
  • Tofu
  • Glass noodles
  • Cabbage, chives
  • Kimchiin kimchi mandu

Pieces follow the usual recipe. Each restaurant can differ.

Hidden ingredients

Kimchi mandu (김치만두) usually also has fish sauce or shrimp from the kimchi. Shrimp mandu exists too.

Hidden ingredients in its usual recipe

Common allergens

Allergy-related ingredients

  • usually: Wheat usually
  • usually: Soy usually
  • sometimes: Sesame sometimes
  • sometimes: Egg sometimes
  • sometimes: Fish sometimes
  • sometimes: Shrimp & crab sometimes

Dietary restrictions (meat, alcohol, garlic and onion family, honey)

  • usually: Pork usually
  • usually: Garlic, onion, scallion & chives usually
  • sometimes: Beef sometimes

Gluten (for gluten avoidance; a wheat allergy is listed above)

  • usually: Gluten (wheat, barley, rye) usually

Cross-contact: shared oil, grills and tools are not covered by any recipe. Ask staff.

  • Not vegan as usually made.
  • Not vegetarian as usually made.
  • Some restaurants may offer ingredient changes. Ask before ordering.Removing a visible ingredient does not guarantee that sauces, stock, seasonings or shared equipment are free from it.

Good to know

Some shops have vegetable mandu (야채만두), but many 'vegetable' ones still contain pork.

General tip, not based on your settings. Your own order sentence is under "Questions to ask staff". Removing a visible ingredient does not guarantee that sauces, stock, seasonings or shared equipment are free from it.

Questions to ask staff

Point to the Korean. Set what you avoid to get your own questions.

  • 밀 들어가나요?

    Is there wheat in it? (core: part of the base, broth or main ingredient)

  • 돼지고기 들어가나요?

    Is there pork in it? (core: part of the base, broth or main ingredient)

  • 콩 들어가나요?

    Is there soy in it? (core: part of the base, broth or main ingredient)

  • 마늘·양파·파·부추 들어가나요?

    Is there garlic, onion, scallion, chives in it? (core: part of the base, broth or main ingredient)

  • 글루텐 들어가나요?

    Is there gluten in it? (core: part of the base, broth or main ingredient)

  • 소고기 들어가나요?

    Is there beef in it? (in some recipes; depends on the kitchen)

  • 참깨, 참기름 들어가나요?

    Is there sesame in it? (in some recipes; depends on the kitchen)

  • 달걀 들어가나요?

    Is there egg in it? (in some recipes; depends on the kitchen)

  • 생선 들어가나요?

    Is there fish in it? (in some recipes; depends on the kitchen)

  • 새우, 게 들어가나요?

    Is there shrimp/crab in it? (in some recipes; depends on the kitchen)

  • 국물이나 양념에도 들어가나요?

    Is it in the broth or the seasoning too?

These are general questions about this dish. Set what you avoid to get a Korean order sentence for you. We never ask staff to leave out things you didn't choose. Set my needs

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Where to find it

No restaurant menus with official allergen information for this dish yet.

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