Dump Day! – Dumpling 10053
Next up Dumpling 10053 in El Monte. After reading rave reviews about their pork, shrimp and sea cucumber dumplings, Sis and I were very intrigued. We’ve never eaten sea cucumber before and thought this could be a good low risk way to pop our cherry. Well, the aforementioned dumplings did live up to the hype. We ordered them boiled and they were indeed excellent. I’m still not sure exactly what sea cucumber tastes like now but it seemed to add a nice creamy like texture to the mix. I am now curious to try it alone.
Crispy Pork Dumpling- good not great we’ve had better
Boiled Sea Cucumber, Crab and Pork Dumplings- The star of the show, a must try.
Steamed Shrimp and Pumpkin Dumplings- disappointing, too much pumpkin. They used a puree instead of chunks and it overwhelmed the mix.